Licensed Nursing Assistant Hospice
Home Health & Hospice Care · Merrimack, NH · 1 wk ago
HealthcareFull-time
About the Job
As a Licensed Nursing Assistant, you’ll play a key role in delivering compassionate, high-quality personal care to patients in their homes. You’ll work under the direction of an RN and collaborate closely with the care team to support patient comfort, safety, and well-being. This role is hands-on, relationship-driven, and essential to helping patients remain safely and comfortably where they want to be—wherever that may be.
What You’ll Do
- Provide personal care services including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and safe transfers.
- Support household needs such as light housekeeping, laundry, and meal preparation (after completing personal care tasks).
- Use mechanical devices and proper body mechanics to ensure safe mobility assistance.
- Observe and report changes in physical or mental condition, intake/output, and overall patient status.
- Cue patients for medications as directed in the care plan.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment following aseptic and safety standards.
- Communicate professionally with patients, families, and the care team.
- Complete timely and accurate documentation.
- Uphold professional boundaries and represent the agency with excellent customer service.
- Travel within the agency’s service area to provide care.
Who You Are
- A Licensed Nursing Assistant in good standing with the New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
- CPR certified, with a satisfactory background check and motor vehicle record.
- Reliable, compassionate, and committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.
- Comfortable working independently in the home setting while collaborating with a supportive clinical team.
- Preferred: experience in home care and/or caring for patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, COPD, cancer, or post-surgical needs; ability to perform PT/INR checks.
Why You’ll Love Us
- Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees.
- Short-term, long-term disability, life & pet insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement & Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program.
- 403(b) retirement savings plans.
- Continuous earned time accrual.