HOSPICE AIDE/CNA - Coral Gables/Coconut Grove

Job description

Description Full-Time Hours: Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm (Alternating Weekends) Summary & Objective: The Hospice Aide provides a variety of services to hospice patients and their families, primarily in conjunction with or under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Physician. Essential Functions: - Performs personal care/home maintenance activities contained in a written assignment by a health professional employee. - Makes visits as necessary according to assessed needs, within established time frames. - Ensure effective communication with Interdisciplinary Teams. - Call each patient to notify them of time of visit. - Sign the sign-in log in the patient’s home at each visit. - Contact Clinical Care Manager when a patient refuses service. - Contact Clinical Care Manager before leaving the patient’s home if a patient/family does not answer the door. - Acknowledge and accept feedback from quality assurance calls and apply any corrective actions to insure continual quality assurance and excellent customer service. - Lifts, and/or move patients according to accepted nursing standards of body mechanics. - Communicates any change in patients and/or resident condition to Registered Nurse....