Hospice Aide - HHA​/CNA

Hospice Aide

Care with Compassion. Support with Heart. Join Morse Life Hospice About Morse Life For more than 40 years, Morse Life Health System has been setting the standard for exceptional senior care in South Florida. As a nonprofit healthcare system, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through compassionate care, clinical excellence, innovation, and service. We are proud to be recognized as a:
Great Place To Work® Certified employer, 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home, and recipient of the Gold Seal Award from the Governor's Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care. At Morse Life, learning never stops. As a respected teaching organization, we proudly partner with leading colleges, universities, and healthcare training institutions to educate and mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals. Our academic partners include:
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations, Barry University, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Florida International University (FIU), Keiser University, Lynn University, Nova Southeastern University (NSU), Palm Beach State College (PBSC), South Florida Healthcare Institute, South University, and University of Miami (UM). Whether you're beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day.

Morse Life by the Numbers: 40+ years of serving South Florida seniors and their families, 1,700+ dedicated team members united by a shared mission, 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home recognized for excellence in care, Great Place To Work® Certified workplace, Gold Seal Award recipient from the Governor's Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care, 11 academic partnerships helping educate tomorrow's healthcare professionals, comprehensive continuum of care, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Hospice, Home Health, PACE, and Community-Based Services, mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation.

Position Summary The Hospice Aide provides compassionate personal care and assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) while ensuring patient safety, comfort, and dignity while delivering exceptional customer service. This role supports the interdisciplinary care team by following the Plan of Care, documenting services accurately, communicating changes in patient condition, and participating in ongoing quality improvement and professional development.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Provide personal care and assist with activities of daily living (ADLs) according to the Plan of Care (POC).
• Maintain a safe environment for the patient.
• Assist with safe ambulation and transfers as appropriate.
• Perform passive and active range-of-motion (ROM) exercises as directed by the nurse.
• Prepare appropriate nutritional snacks for the patient.
• Under the direction of the nurse, provide basic wound care, skin care, and bowel care according to the Plan of Care.
• Observe, recognize, and promptly report changes in the patient's physical or mental condition to the nurse.
• Document care provided and patient observations in the clinical record and complete all required charting, time sheets, and mileage logs in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Attend and actively participate in patient care conferences, discipline meetings, team meetings, staff meetings, retreats, in-services, and other assigned meetings.
• Participate in the on-call rotation as scheduled.
• Assist with chart reviews, quality improvement activities, and other assigned projects as directed by the supervising nurse or agency leadership, consistent with applicable scope of practice.
• Coordinate and communicate with volunteer staff as appropriate.
• Provide basic caregiver and family education, including turning and positioning, transfer techniques, and linen changes.
• Complete all required annual competency assessments and in-service training.
• Performs all other duties as required.

What You'll Bring To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the…