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Job Title: Hospice Aide
Years Experience: None
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
FTE Status: FT, PT or PRN
Education Level: CNA Training and Certificate
Reports to: Nursing Supervisor
Date: Revised June 2022
JOB SUMMARY
An important member of the IDT, the Hospice Aide provides care to the hospice patient at a vulnerable time. The patient depends on and puts great trust in this person. One of the goals of the position is to make the patient feel clean and comfortable.
ROLE
The Hospice Aide provides personal care, which includes bathing, dressing, hair care, and oral care, as the patient or caregiver desires. His/her assignment is planned and directed by the RN.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES (but not limited to)
- Personal care: bathing in the shower, tub, or from a basin, shave upon request
- Skincare: applying lotions and barrier creams, simple makeup
- Hair care: shampooing and drying, combing, brushing, simple styling
- Oral care: brushing teeth, cleaning dentures, mouth care with swabs and chapstick
- Nail care: cleaning, applying polish per pt request
- Dressing patient, as directed by patient or caregiver
- ROM exercises, as directed by the RN
- Assist patient with ambulation, as directed by the RN
- Turning and positioning patient
- Feeding patient as needed
- Changing bed linens
- Straighten patient room
- Documentation of care provided
- Confidentiality
- Attend IDT meetings when possible
- Maintain a safe environment, reporting any concerns to the RN
- Other duties as assigned
Responsibilities DO NOT include giving medications, discussing spiritual or psychosocial needs, getting involved in family decisions, or sharing the aide’s own personal information or problems with the patient or family.
Other duties performed are to assist with care for the facility:
- Removing dirty linen to linen cart
- Removing trash from patient rooms and public areas
- Straightening and cleaning the family kitchen, as needed
- Restocking linens and supplies in patient rooms
- Delivering food trays, on occasion
RESULTS
- Patient will be neat and clean
- Patient will be safe
- Assistance for the family or caregiver
- Well-kept facility
REQUIREMENTS (of Position)
- CNA training
- Time management and organization
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Must be a team player
RELATIONSHIPS
During the bathing process, our patients are exposed, which makes them feel vulnerable. This position requires tenderness and compassion to diminish these feelings whenever possible. When the patient feels safe, they feel less vulnerable, developing trust in the Hospice Aide and the RN. The Hospice Aide is an important member of the team and needs to communicate with the team whenever there are changes in the patient’s condition or a decline in the patient’s abilities to assist with their own care. These findings are significant and may help justify the patient’s appropriateness for hospice care.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Requires sitting for long periods of time; occasional bending, stretching or lifting, and full range of body motion. This position requires the ability to work under high-stress conditions for long periods of time. Requires corrected vision, ability to hear a normal range of voice, drive, and negotiate steps, walkways, or housing not designed for handicapped access. It may require contact with individuals with communicable diseases and body fluids. Occasionally, requires maneuvering items weighing over 100 pounds. Able to work in normal office environment, use office equipment, and prepare written reports.
