HospiceCare in The Berkshires
877 South St
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Company Description:
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Salary Range: | Location: |
Per Year | PITTSFIELD
MA
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Job Type: | Category: |
Part Time | CNA/RN/Medical |
Education Level: | Work Experience: |
Certification
Preference: Required | 2+
Preference: Preferred |
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Description: | The Hospice Aide/Homemaker is a paraprofessional member of the Interdisciplinary Team who performs various services for a patient and family as necessary to meet the patient’s personal needs and to promote comfort. The Hospice Aide/Homemaker is responsible for observing, reporting and documenting care performed and patient’s observed status. |
Requirements: | Experience:
• Minimum of one (1) to two (2) year's experience in health care preferred.
• Experience in a hospice care preferred.
• Experience in acute care in an institutional setting preferred.
• Experience in homecare preferred.
• Understanding of the hospice philosophy, and issues of death/dying.
Education and Training:
(Acquired through formal education, outside study, training on jobs of lesser degree, or by any combination of these. May be expressed in terms of formal educational equivalents):
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Satisfactory completion of a training program approved by M.D.P.H. for HCA-II and other regulators.
• Training equivalent to approved certification program (such as C.N.A. or Student Nurse), applicants must be oriented to home care.
License, Certification & Registration:
• Possesses and maintains current CPR Certification.
• Current Massachusetts licensure: Certified Nursing Assistant
• Valid driver’s license
• Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Assistant Certification preferred |
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