Certified Hospice Aide Jobs

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

24

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

24hpw, Day shift; Rotating weekends and holidays

:

**** UP TO $2000 SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE****

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COME WORK AT PLYMOUTH'S LARGEST EMPLOYER AND BE A PART OF A GREAT COMMUNITY! EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDING:

• Only work every other weekend!
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid vacation, sick time & holiday time
• 403B with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life Insurance provided at no cost
• Tuition Assistance
• Excellent Health/Dental/Vision benefits

Benefits are prorated for part-time positions

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Promotes client's self participation in ADL's where appropriate
• May performs limited home management tasks in the immediate client environment, which may include: meal preparation, washing dishes, light laundry, light housekeeping, and bed making with linen changing.
• Maintains awareness of client's physical, mental and spiritual well-being
• May provide lengthy service visits.
• Performs the following client services: bathing, assisting in skin care (reporting any skin changes), assisting in foot care, oral hygiene, shampooing, filing and cleaning nails, dressing, shaving, and monitoring variations of the client's physical baseline.
• When instructed, takes temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
• Enhances client's muscular use by providing proper body alignment. Exercises extremities through active and passive ROM as indicated and ambulates with or without assistive devices.
• Works collaboratively with other community health care providers.
• Provides emotional support to assist dying patients and families
• Reminds clients to take prescribed medications.
• Transfers clients per care plan.
• Participates as a member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team to address problems.
• Ensures clients general elimination is in normal pattern. Assists with use of commodes, bedpans and urinals. Monitors output when indicated; performs basic ostomy and incontinence care.
• Attends support groups
• Responsible for providing care in a patient's home, group home, assisted living or skilled nurse facility.
• Ensures adequate nutrition and hydration of client. Prepares meals, monitors intake, and assists in feeding when indicated.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
Applicants pre 8/14/90 - Completion of 60hr HHA training in DPH approved program.
Applicants post 8/14/90 - Completion of 75hrs HHA training following HCFA guidelines.
Applicants credentialed through out of state program meeting HCFA regulations - No additional training is required. Agency must verify prior employment with Medicare/Medicaid CHHA agency.
Proof of competency and orientation to agency for all applicants.

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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