Patient Care Hospice Aide

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the professional nurse, the Hospice Aide assists the patient in the home setting with personal care activities and incidental duties which the patient requires. The Hospice Aide demonstrates competent knowledge and skills to ensure care is appropriate to patients served: pediatrics, teens, adolescents, adults and geriatrics.
Essential Functions:

• Effectively cares for the dying patient/patient's family.
• Assists with light housekeeping tasks as indicated by HHA Plan of Care.
• Observes patient's condition and reports changes in condition to the Registered Nurse or Supervisor.
• Documents care provided and other pertinent observations in the clinical record to promote continuity of care.
• Assists with patient transfers, ambulation and prescribed exercises according to established procedures.
• Assists patients with prescribed exercises that the patient and Hospice Aide have had instruction by Registered Nurse or Physical Therapist to facilitate patient benefit from exercise program.
• Completes patient assignment within acceptable time frame and meets productivity standards.
• Assesses the patient's temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure to monitor his/her condition.
• Assists patient with application of TED/JOBST stockings.
• Provides and assists with personal care to patients at their home according to established standards in order to maximize patient comfort.