About this role
ESSENTIAL
- Provides personal aspects of care to patients in order to increase level of comfort and maintain personal hygiene.
- Provides temporary respite and relief to patients family from total personal care of the patient.
- Assists in maintaining a safe, healthy environment for patients and families.
- Meets with Interdisciplinary Team, when appropriate, to assists with review and amendment of the patients care plan.
- Practices safely and competently within job description.
- Completes duties according to the Hospice Aide assignment sheet.
- Reports significant changes in patients condition to registered nurse (done so for follow- through and appropriate intervention).
- Maintains accurate and up to date records of visits and duties performed per Hospice documentation policies.
- Provides personal care (ie: bathing, oral hygiene, skin care, hair care, bath rules, changing of bed linen, checking of vital signs under supervision of primary nurse).
- Transfer of patient (ie: bed to chair, bed to commode, chair/commode to bed).
- Turning and positioning of patients.
- Assisting with bed pan/urinal.
- Assist with ambulation and exercise of patient as ordered and so assigned.
- Maintain clean, safe, and comfortable environment.
- Simple wound care, removal of impaction, and providing Fleets enema under RN supervision.
Qualifications
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED preferred.
Education:
- Completion of approved nurse aide training program and successful completion of competency evaluation.
- Current CPR certification
Experience:
- At minimum, one year experience as a Nurse's aide.
Skills:
- Sensitivity and openness to the physical needs/care of the terminally ill.
- Maturity and ability to deal effectively with demands of the job.
- Must have the ability to read, write, and carry out directions promptly and accurately.
- Good physical and emotional health.
Other Requirements :
- Must have own transportation and provide proof of liability insurance which meets state requirements.
- Must be able to travel to and from all patient homes without assistance.
- Must be able to perform all aspects of the position unassisted.
- Must have good communication skills and techniques with facilities, patients, families, physicians, and office staff.
Drug-Free Workplace
The Hospice of Baton Rouge is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, all final candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening in accordance with organizational policy.
Because of the safety-sensitive nature of the care we provide, applicants who test positive for marijuana, including medical marijuana prescribed under state law, are not eligible for employment.