Hospice Aide, CNA, HHA Lafayette

Now offering a new compensation package and sign-on bonus!

This position is for full-time or part-time, day shift, Monday through Friday.

Guardian Angel Hospice desires a Hospice Aide to join our growing team! The ideal applicant will be able to provide our patients with routine activities of daily living in accordance with the patient’s Plan of Care and as directed by the RN Case Manager. The ideal applicant must have the capability to effectively support, comfort, and educate patients, families, and others while maintaining confidentiality.

• Provides direct patient care to patients under the direction of the RN to ensure optimum care including but not limited to:
  Assists or performs bed bath, tub, shower, or sponge bath; performs shampoo in bed, tub, shower or sink; checks, cleans and files nails; performs skin care; assists or performs oral hygiene; assists the patient with their ADL's.
• Provides personal care for each patient in accordance with the Plan of Care.
• Contribute to developing the Hospice Plan of Care by reporting observations to the RN Case Manager.
• Observe, inform, and document changes in the patient's physical and emotional condition to the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Respect professional boundaries while providing care in facilities and patient homes.
• Demonstrate safe techniques in all transfers and ambulation in the following area:
  Utilization of hoyer lift, wheelchair, and gait belt when transferring patients; safe and correct use of assistive devices including walker, cane, and crutches.
• Provide emotional support to patients and caregivers.

• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.
• Current CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) and/or HHA (Home Health Aide) Indiana State certification.
• The ability to perform the physical duties of this position.
• Ability to manage your schedule effectively and efficiently.

Guardian Angel Hospice is a locally owned and operated hospice care organization serving 30 counties with offices in Kokomo, Carmel, Lafayette, and Logansport. We offer nursing, aide, social, chaplain, bereavement, and volunteer services along with medical equipment, supplies, and medications (related to the diagnosis) for people in the last phase of an incurable disease so that our patients live as fully and comfortably as possible.

With appropriate hospice care and a community sensitive to their needs, patients and their families are free to attain a degree of mental and spiritual preparation for death, making its coming more comfortable for them.

At Guardian Angel Hospice, top employees earn more no matter how long they’ve been employed and there are extra pay opportunities every week. Employees at Guardian Angel get more training than at any other Hospice in the state. We want you to be 100% confident in the care you provide because we are 100% committed to the success of our employees!

Because patient and family satisfaction is key, we utilize an incredible orientation program to set up every employee for success.

We want you to love your career and the people you work with while educating and empowering our patients and their families. That’s why a career at Guardian Angel Hospice may offer (dependent upon employment status):

• Competitive wages
• Extra pay opportunities each week
• The best training in hospice - anywhere!
• A flexible schedule to accommodate a work/life balance
• A full line of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance - eligible after 30 days of employment
• 401k
• AFLAC
• Life Insurance
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and certification testing
• Opportunities for advancement within our organization for those with strong leadership skills