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Company:  Golden Living
Job Code:  219627
Categories:  Hospice / Palliative (End of Life)
Job Type:  Full Time
Travel Required:  0% of the time
Country:  United States
Region/Province:  California (CA)
City:  Fresno
Postal/Zip Code:  93711
Job Description:  AseraCare Hospice is one of the nation's premiere providers of hospice and palliative care services. We treat each of our patient's end-of-life journey with respect, kindness, compassion and support.

Our family-centered approach works to ensure that the needs and wishes of both our patients and their family members are met throughout the hospice experience. We provide a wide range of hospice care services that include physician, nursing, therapy, social work, counseling, personal and spiritual care.


JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties: Provides personal care, including: bathing, dressing, grooming, caring for hair, nail care, oral hygiene, skin care, and foot care. Assists patients in an out of bed to ambulate, including turning in bed, getting up in a chair, using a walker, wheelchair, or other mechanical equipment when applicable according to the plan of care. Assists with elimination, including: bed pan, urinal, up to the bathroom, routine foley care, and external colostomy and skin care, according to the plan of care. Assists patients with meals, if necessary. May assist with medications that are ordinarily self-administered.


JOB REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to read and write English. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Must be certified by the state as a home health aide (CNA or HHA) from an approved training program as required by state and federal regulations.

Successfully completes the agency Home Health Aide Competency Exam.

Maintains CPR certification.

Must be able to read and write English. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

(*AHCJ)
Post Date:  05/24/2012
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