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Position Title: Hospice Aide - Field

By joining our circle of care at Centrica Care Navigators, you will have the opportunity to support our patients and their families during some of life’s most challenging times. We believe you will find our collaborative team and the vital work we do to be the most rewarding chapter of your career.

As a Hospice Aide - Field, you will perform various services to meet the client's personal needs, promote comfort and enable the client to remain in their home by supplementing the client's/family's/caregiver's abilities for home management, under the supervision of a RN. You are also responsible for observing the client, reporting, and documenting these observations and care performed.

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Performs personal care needs and attends to the patient requests.
• Meets safety needs of patient and uses equipment and supplies safely and properly (footstools, side rails, O2, whirlpool, etc.)
• Takes and records oral and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered.
• Plans and prepares nutritious meals, as well as completes other duties including laundry and other household tasks, as part of the Plan of Care.
• Reports on patient's condition and significant changes to the appropriate Interdisciplinary Group member.
• Assists in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the RN or Therapist.
• Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered.

Work schedule:

• Monday – Friday,
• 8-hour shift with a start time of either 6-7 am
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• This position covers North Van Buren and Allegan counties.

Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent with one-year previous experience as a home health aide.
• Maintains license as a Certified Nurse's Aide from the State of Michigan.
• Maintains current BLS certification.
• Maintains a valid Michigan driver’s license and has the availability of a reliable, licensed and insured vehicle for use on the job, vehicle must be insured in accordance with the State of Michigan.
• Completes the Home Health Care Aide Skills Assessment Test and Skills Demonstration with a passing score of 80 percent or better.
• Experience with issues concerning the terminally ill, and death/dying, and pain and symptom management.
• Presents a negative TB skin test and/or chest X-ray and other tests.
• Remains up to date on all routine immunizations required by LARA and agency policy.

Benefits:

Centrica Care Navigators is committed to providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits and rewards package that helps employees and their families lead a healthy, balanced life.

Our benefit offerings include healthcare coverage, including vision, dental, and EAP; 403(b) tax-advantaged account with employer match; paid time off; Life and AD&D insurance coverage.

About:

Originally founded as Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, Centrica Care Navigators is a nonprofit organization that was created to serve the communities where we live. We’ve established a long legacy of innovation to provide a better, more comprehensive circle of care for you and your family. During our 40-plus years of caring for our community, we’ve continually expanded our services and reach to serve more of our neighbors at different points in their care journey.

Centrica Care Navigators is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.