Be part of an organization with heart! Come join one of the Bay Area’s Top Places to work in 2022! We are looking for a Per Diem Home Health Aide to help make a difference in our community.

Mission Hospice & Home Care serves patients and families in San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County with quality, compassionate end-of-life care and education. Founded in 1979, our local, independent nonprofit has provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement.

Why you’ll love it here:

· Opportunity to improve the lives of patients and their families

· Supportive, energizing, and passionate team

· On site education for CEUs

· Flexible schedule and autonomy

· Competitive salary

· Low employee turnover

About the position: The Per Diem HHA will work in a hospice house environment and will be assigned responsibilities in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient’s care. The HHA is responsible for observing and providing patient care services to hospice patients.

Responsibilities:

· Performs personal care needs to hospice patients according to the care plan/supervisor, including: feeding, dressing, bathing, toileting, personal hygiene, changing bed linen, laundry, etc…

· Documents observations on patient’s condition, care performed and any significant changes

· Meets safety needs of patient and uses DME and other equipment safely and properly (hospital bed, side rails, O2, nebulizer, foot stools)

· Takes and records oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure as appropriate

· Provides proper care and observation of patient’s skin to prevent breakdown

· Assists in ambulation, range of motion and exercises as instructed by the Supervisor

· Provides respite for patient’s/family/caregiver when on-site, as appropriate

· Keeps patient’s living area clean and orderly, as assigned

· Respectful of patient and family members and patient’s personal needs

· Documents HHA visits in EMR as per Mission House hospice standards and follows HHA care plan

· Attends monthly staff meetings and in-services

· Maintains required competencies and licensure to perform job

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· Current CA HHA license

· Current CPR certification

· One year experience as an HHA

· Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and willingness to learn new software as needed

· Team player with excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

· Ability to read and document care that is given

· Ability to follow written and verbal instruction

· Demonstrates tact & patience

· Understands hospice philosophy & comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill

Physical abilities/requirements:

· Ability to safely lift/transfer 50 lbs with or without assisted devices (patients, supplies, etc)

· Ability to push, pivot, pull, and reposition 50 lbs with or without assisted devices

· Ability to bend, squat, stoop, crouch, kneel, reach, climb, and rotate

· Manual dexterity (grip/grasp/pinch)

· Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time

· Ability to walk for prolonged periods of time

· Ability to drive for prolonged periods of time

· Visual and hearing acuity with or without assisted devices

· Withstand different work environments

o Internal- office noise and interruptions, open workspaces

o External- a number of elements including but not limited to: various community & living environments, weather, & travel/traffic conditions

Please Note: The salary range provided here is only a reference guide, but final salary range depends upon work experience.

Pay: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid sick time

Medical specialties:

• Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Holidays
• Overtime

Work setting:

• In-person
• Nursing home

Experience:

• HHA: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• HHA License (Required)

Work Location: In person