TRAVELER HOSPICE AIDE

*Liberty Cares*

*With Compassion*

At Liberty Hospice, we understand the unique needs of our patients and families facing terminal illness. That is why Liberty Hospice provides our hospice patients with state-of-the-art care and pain management services, delivered by our specially trained staff with emphasis on strength, dignity and compassion.

We are currently seeking an experienced

TRAVELER HOSPICE AIDE

Job Summary

* Provide direct patient care and coordination of hospice services. + Provide/assist patients with personal care needs, to include bath, transfer and ambulation, and care of the mouth, skin, and hair as assigned by the hospice RN. Reinforce principles of care to patient/family. + Provide patient care treatments as assigned by the hospice RN, as appropriate under the Nurse Practice act and as ordered by the physician. Tasks may include changing non-sterile dressings, monitoring fluid intake and output, oral suctioning, and basic catheter care (refer to Home Care Assistant Skills Inventory). + Perform incidental household services within the patient’s immediate environment that are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization, including laundering necessary to the comfort and cleanliness of the patient; ensuring nutritional needs of the patient are met; washing utensils used in the course of the visit; and light housekeeping. (May include changing bed linens, light cleaning and rearrangement of equipment and supplies to accommodate patient needs.) + Responsible for making visits on assigned patients on weekdays/ weekends/holidays. + Follow the aide assignment sheet appropriate to the patients’ needs and condition as developed and assigned by the hospice nurse-RN. + Coordinate services with the Clinical Manager/Registered Nurse and other agency personnel to optimize patient care, as well as, with the patient, family, and community agencies. + Update the hospice nurse on the patient’s condition and/or patient/famil...