[Hiring] Hospice Aide @UnityPoint Health

Role Description

Join our compassionate hospice care team as a Hospice Aide - Inpatient, where you’ll make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families every day. Working closely with the RN Case Manager and interdisciplinary hospice team, you will provide compassionate personal care, homemaking support, and companionship to patients facing end-of-life journeys. In this rewarding role, you’ll help ensure comfort, dignity, and quality of life while upholding the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Taylor House: Hospice is a specialized way of caring for persons of any age with advanced stages of any non-curable illness. Hospice does not mean giving up, but rather it is often requested when the focus of an illness is shifted from finding a cure to providing comfort. It can be provided in a patient's home or other location, or it can be provided on a residential, inpatient or respite basis at Taylor House in Des Moines, Iowa.

Shift: Monday - Thursday | 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Responsibilities:

• Uses appropriate and safe techniques in performing personal hygiene and grooming tasks such as bed or tub bath, shower assistance, hair care, oral hygiene, toileting and incontinence care, light housekeeping, and other tasks assigned by the RN case manager.
• Creates successful interpersonal relationships with patients/families while maintaining personal and professional boundaries.
• Reports changes in the patient’s medical, nursing, and social needs to the RN case manager as the changes relate to the plan of care.
• Completes rover care plan accurately and in a timely manner while being compliant with the hospice program policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Nursing Assistant Training Program of a minimum of 75 hours with no continuous period of 24 months without compensation for Home Care Aide/CNA work since completion.
• Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.
• CPR Certification.
• Valid Mandatory Reporter course completion by state(s) requirement.

Requirements

• Completion of a Nursing Assistant Training Program of a minimum of 75 hours with no continuous period of 24 months without compensation for Home Care Aide/CNA work after completion.

Benefits

• $3,000.00 New Hire Sign-On Bonus.
• Paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching, and an employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability, and more.
• Pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay.
• Tuition reimbursement to help further your career.
• Adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

Company Description

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members. With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.