Hospice aide, Home Health Aide

About Us:

At Excela Care, we believe Home Health care is more than a service—it’s a calling. Every day, our team brings comfort, dignity, and peace of mind to patients and families facing life’s most delicate moments. With compassion at our core, we create a workplace where kindness leads, voices are heard, and every role carries purpose. If you’re looking to make a difference in the lives of others while being part of a team that feels like family, we’d love to welcome you.

Summary:

The primary function is to provide healthcare and related services to the patient in their place of residence; assist in providing a safe and clean environment, work cooperatively with patient and family and share observations and problems with the supervisor. Works under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct patient care under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care.
• Provide necessary skills to assist the patient with safe transfers and ambulation per agency policy.
• Provide necessary skills to appropriately report changes and document pertinent information and care rendered to patient to ensure continuity of care.
• Practice accepted infection control principles. Provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
• Promote positive, supportive, respectful communication with patient/family and other employees.
• Provide an environment which promotes respect for patients, privacy, and property.
• Provide skills necessary to assist the patient with proper nutrition and adequate fluid intake.
• Contribute to the management and efficient operation of the agency and demonstrate effective time management skills.
• Provide skills necessary to perform treatments and procedures according to agency policy.
• Promote the agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs related duties as assigned or requested.
• Conforms to all applicable Agency policies and procedures.
• Participates actively in continuing education and in-services.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practices
• Assumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Agency policy.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Must pass Aide Competency Evaluation Skills Checklist that meets §418.76(c) and written skills test.
• Organizational skills
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints, regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
• Time management
• Basic math skills related to patient care.

Age-Related

Competencies:

Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age‑specific patient needs appropriate for this position.

Information Management:

Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security

• Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations.
• Keeps abreast of changes in health care law.
• Maintains agency/program compliance with local, state, and federal laws as well as state accreditation standards.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma preferred.
• Has successfully completed one of the following:

A) Training program/competency eval as specified in §418.76 (b) (c) of the Medicare regulations

B) Competency eval program that meets §418.76 (c)

C) Nurse Aide training/competency eval program approved by the state and listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry

D) State Licensure program that meets requirements of §418.76 (b)(c)

• Experience:
  
  At least one year preferred, as a hospice aide or nursing assistant in a hospital, nursing home, home health agency, hospice, or long‑term care facility or completion of Certified Nursing assistant or Certified Home Health Aide Program.
• Training:
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