Home Health Aide - Hospice - Full Time, Days (8:30AM - 4:30PM, Alternating Days)
Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Home Health Aide - Hospice - Full Time, Days (8:30AM - 4:30PM, Alternating Days). In this role, the successful candidate will be a member of the Hospice department team providing personal care services to patients of all ages in accordance with the established plan of treatment in their homes under the direct supervision of a Hospice nurse.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provides personal care and or assists patients of all ages according to their abilities and the plan of care established by the Hospice Nurse via the following activities: hygienic care, light housekeeping, preparation of meals.
- Observes and communicates changes in patient's status or condition as directed by the Hospice Nurse.
- Completes patient care reports, forms, daily vouchers, and schedules.
- Encourages maintenance of the patient's medication, supplies, and equipment.
- Reports environmental or equipment safety hazards to home office, patient, and family, with suggestions for improvement.
- Supports and complies with all departmental and organizational policies and procedures.
- Maintains caseload, schedules, and travels to clients' homes.
- Performs patient care techniques, which require manual dexterity, visual inspection, manual palpation, auditory (auscultation), visual discrimination, and physical movement of patients and equipment.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or Equivalent. Certificate of completion of a state-approved program offered for Home Health Aides. Department of Health (DOH) approved training program. 1 - 2 years of experience working as a Home Health Aide (HHA)/Personal Care Aide in a Home Care or Hospital setting. Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills. Ability to negotiate architectural barriers in patients' homes, and work within the environment of care. Ability to travel to patients' homes under all weather conditions. NYS driver's license and vehicle.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Long Island Community Hospital provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
Long Island Community Hospital provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $31,304.40 - $47,221.70 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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