Hopestone Hospice Aide PRN

Overview

The Hopestone Hospice Aide PRN plays a vital role in providing compassionate, personalized care to patients in hospice settings, ensuring their comfort and dignity during end-of-life stages. This position involves assisting patients with daily living activities, monitoring their physical and emotional well-being, and supporting the hospice care team in delivering holistic care. The aide serves as a critical link between patients, families, and healthcare professionals, helping to communicate needs and changes in condition promptly.

Working on a PRN (pro re nata) basis, the role requires flexibility and responsiveness to varying patient needs and schedules. Ultimately, the Hospice Aide PRN contributes significantly to enhancing the quality of life for patients and providing peace of mind to their families during challenging times.

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• Provide direct patient care to patients under direction of the RN and according to the Aid Plan of Care.
• Provide necessary skills to assist the patient with safe transfers and ambulation per agency policy.
• Provide necessary skill to appropriately report changes and document pertinent information and care rendered to patients to ensure continuity of care.
• Practice accepted infection control principles. Provide a clean, safe and comfortable environment.
• Promote positive, supportive, respectful communication to 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.

• Current CNA/HHA & LTC certifications
• Valid Driver’s License
• Valid Auto Insurance
• CPR Certification
• Home Care Home Base experience preferred