Per diem Hospice Aide

About the role

Mission Hospice & Home Care serves patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay with quality care and compassionate end-of-life support and education. Founded in 1979, we are a local, independent nonprofit that 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.

Responsibilities

• Performing personal care needs to hospice patients according to care plan or Supervisor, including feeding, dressing, baths, toileting, back rubs, personal hygiene, shampoos and changing bed linen, laundry, etc.
• Documenting observations and care performed.
• Maintaining patient safety by meeting safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2).
• Taking and recording oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure as appropriate.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved Home Health Aide (HHA) training program.
• MUST HAVE HHA LICENSE**

Qualifications

• Current certification to practice as a Home Health Aide in the State of California.
• Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.

Skills

• Compassion
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Generous benefits
• Car lending program
• Supportive work environment

Pay

$26.30 - $31.00 hourly

Schedule

Per diem; 8:30am - 5:00pm; 4 shifts per month, hours are flexible