Hospice Aide Specialist (Full-Time) - Kaplan Family Hospice Residence

Be the Comfort. Be the Compassion. Make Every Moment Matter.

Are you someone who finds fulfillment in helping others and making a difference in their everyday lives? At Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, compassionate care goes beyond medical treatment. It's about creating moments of comfort, offering companionship, and ensuring every patient feels respected, valued, and cared for.

We are looking for a compassionate and dependable Full-Time Hospice Aide Specialist to join our night team at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence!

### Position Details

• Position: Hospice Aide Specialist
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Schedule: Three (3) 12.5 hours shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM. This position requires an every-other weekend (Saturday & Sunday) rotation.
• Location: Kaplan Family Hospice Residence, 1 Sunrise Lane, Newburgh, NY 12550

### What You'll Do

As a Hospice Aide Specialist, you'll play an important role in our patients' daily comfort and quality of life. Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide Compassionate Personal Care: Assist patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, oral hygiene, toileting, and other personal care needs while maintaining their dignity and privacy.
• Promote Comfort & Safety: Assist with repositioning, mobility, skin care, nutrition, hydration, and maintaining a clean and safe environment.
• Be a Source of Comfort: Offer companionship through conversation, reading, games, and simply being present for patients who need support.
• Monitor & Communicate: Observe patients for changes in condition, report concerns promptly to the nursing team, and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support Patients & Families: Provide reassurance, kindness, and compassionate support while helping families navigate their hospice experience.
• Work as a Team: Collaborate with nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure patients receive personalized, quality care.

### What We're Looking For

• Current New York State Home Health Aide (HHA) certification.
• Successful completion of an approved Home Health Aide training program.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Previous experience in personal care, home care, or a caregiving environment is preferred.
• Compassionate, patient, and dependable with a genuine desire to help others.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to recognize and communicate changes in a patient's condition.

### Why Join Our Team?

At Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, we believe that the little things often make the biggest difference. A comforting presence, a helping hand, or a simple conversation can mean everything to someone receiving hospice care.

When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate group of professionals dedicated to providing comfort, dignity, and respect to every patient.

More Than a Job. A Chance to Make Every Moment Matter.

*What Benefits Are Offered?*

In alignment with our mission, Hospice provides a wide range of benefits to ensure our employees have the personal tools needed in order to be successful. Hospice provides:

* Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance & AD&D, Supplemental Short Term and Long Term Disability, 403B retirement, Employee Assistance Program, and more!

Hospice recognizes the value of having a much-needed work life balance.

* Hospice is proud to provide generous paid time off (PTO), sick time, and paid holidays!

We are also committed to helping our employees prepare for the future. We offer:

• Tuition reimbursement/assistance for college courses and continuing education programs.
• A 403b retirement savings plan! HOSC will match up to 3% of employee contributions.
• *EOE, including disability/vets.*

Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc. provides an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare. While hospice care is not curative physically, we provide comfort and healing to the emotional and spiritual aspects of the patient. We also provide support and care for our families and caregivers as they navigate some of the most vulnerable times in their lives. Not only will your presence soothe for the moment, but you will be able to walk alongside your patients and their families and caregivers throughout their time on the hospice journey.