Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a hospice aide, you will provide compassionate, hands-on care that helps patients remain comfortable and maintain dignity throughout their end-of-life journey.
You will:
- Assist with personal care, mobility and activities of daily living
- Support nutrition, including simple meal preparation and feeding
- Provide light homemaking support related to the patient's care
- Help patients maintain independence and participate in activities meaningful to them
- Observe and report changes in a patient's condition to the registered nurse
Working alongside your team, you will give your best each day in service of our core commitment: Delivering compassionate, personalized care with heartfelt empathy, honoring the wishes of each patient who entrusts VITAS with their end-of-life journey.
WHERE YOU'LL WORK
You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility.
You will travel within your assigned service area and provide care under the supervision of a registered nurse as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team.
REQUIREMENTS
- Approved hospice aide, home health aide or nurse aide training and competency
- Ability to travel as required by the role
- One year of direct patient care experience preferred
Certification requirements vary by state:
- AL: CNA
- CA: CHHA
- CT: Homemaker-Home Health Aide
- DC, DE, FL, GA, PA, TX, VA, WI: CNA, HHA or HA
- IL: HHA or NA
- KS, MO: Home Health Aide
- OH: State Tested Nurse Aide
- NJ: Homemaker-Home Health Aide
BENEFITS
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care FSA/HSA options
401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match
Cancer and/or critical illness benefit
Tuition reimbursement (up to $4,000 per year)
Employee Assistance Program for confidential, no-cost counseling addressing legal, financial and personal challenges
Legal insurance
24/7 roadside assistance
Paid time off
WHO WE ARE
We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading end-of-life care provider since 1978.
Our hospice organization:
- Kickstarts careers in caring
- Promotes from within
- Provides an award-winning, nationally recognized best-in-class employee experience
Supported by industry-leading experts and a growing network of programs in 15+ states, VITAS empowers team members to grow toward their goals while transforming patients' lives.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Diego, CA |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1978 |
| Website | https://www.vitas.com/ |
About Company
VITAS Healthcare®, a pioneer and leader in the hospice movement since 1978, is the nation’s largest provider of end-of-life care. Our name is derived from the Latin word for “lives” and symbolizes the VITAS mission: to preserve the quality of life for those who have a limited time to live.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, VITAS operates hospice programs in 15 states and the District of Columbia. VITAS has enjoyed dynamic growth since its founding as a volunteer organization by a United Methodist minister and an oncology nurse. Today, VITAS employs 11,773 professionals who care for terminally ill patients daily-primarily in the patients’ homes, and also in the company’s inpatient hospice units as well as in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities/residential care facilities. VITAS team members include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, home health aides, physicians, social workers, chaplains and other caregiving professionals.
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