**POSITION: HOSPICE AIDE, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (FULL-TIME)** **Compassionate, Focused, Proactive, and Collaborative!** PruittHealth is an industry leader in providing quality care where patients choose to be ―whether in the home or as a resident, we are here for the patients but especially our employees too! **Thanks to our PruittHealth Hospice caregivers, home is where the healing takes place.** That’s why we attract hospice clinicians who are passionate about providing the highest quality level of care possible for our patients. Being a hospice caregiver, takes compassion, integrity, patience, and leadership skills. Hospice is not job but a calling. **PruittHealth Hospice is seeking compassionate partners** who are looking for a home, rather than just a job. Our motto is “our family, your family, one family,” and we believe in treating each other like family at work and serving patients as if they were family. **As a member of our team,** clinicians will have access to top-of-the-market compensation, progressive benefit plan, mileage reimbursement, opportunity for career growth, flexible schedules – plus a great team environment that reflects our commitment to caring for our 16,000 partners. **JOB PURPOSE:** To increase the level of comfort for hospice patients and to provide temporary relief to the family from total personal care responsibility by providing the patient with personal aspects of care. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** + Commitment to the Hospice concept and standards. + Ability to interact with a variety of different age groups. + Ability to work well independently and within an interdisciplinary team setting. + Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with individuals and groups. + Ability to handle confidential matters. + Ability to work a flexible schedule. + Provides patient care services in accordance with policies and procedures and performs only those services as directed in CNA/PCA care plan. + Provide personal hygiene aspects of care to patients including bathing, oral hygiene, skin care and hair care. + Assist with transfer of patient, e.g., bed to chair, bed to commode, chair/commode to bed. + Assist with ambulation and exercise of patient as ordered and so assigned. + Assist with or provide meal preparation and related tasks. + Assist with feeding of patient. + Maintain a clean, safe and comfortable environment for the patient. + Have an awareness of the emotional status of the patient and be able to understand the emotional problems associated with the illness. + Coordinate care with the primary nurse and the director of health services. + Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of visits. + Provide as needed comfortable care related to turning and positioning, observations and reporting, and impairment of skin integrity. + Attend regular meetings of the interdisciplinary team and have direct involvement in developing, implementing, and evaluating the plan of care. + Report patient progress and problems to supervisory personnel and procedures for handling medical emergencies or other incidents that affect the delivery of services in accordance with the patient’s service plan. + Provides optimal care and dignity for the patient. + Performs other duties as assigned by the DHS or Administrator. **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:** + Maturity and ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job. + Ability to read, write, and carry out directions. + Empathetic attitude toward the care of the terminally ill and their families. + Understanding and commitment to the mission of PruittHealth Hospice. + Ability to listen. + Ability to document services rendered according to agency policy and procedures and to follow the CNA/PCA care plan. + Orientation to Hospice and any other training that may be necessary to complete the assigned duties effectively. + Participate in agency surveys and any subsequently required reports. + Attend and participate in continuing educational programs to keep abreast of changes in your field as well as to maintain current license/certification, as required. + Attend and participate in mandatory in-services. + Honor patients/residents’ rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints. + Comply with corporate compliance program. + Report job-related functions/tasks that involve occupational hazards including exposure to blood and body fluids and others as necessary. + Follow established safety regulations, to include fire protection & prevention, smoking regulations, infection control, etc. + Follow established safety procedures when performing tasks and/or working with equipment. + Perform other related duties as necessary and as directed by supervisor. **LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS** + Active, current, unrestricted Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of practice **Family Makes Us Stronger.** Our family, your family, one family. Committed to loving, giving, and caring. United in making a difference. We are eager to connect with you! **_Apply Now_** to get started at PruittHealth Hospice! _As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status._