Who is Seaport Hospice and what do we offer you?

At Seaport, we believe that Nursing is the noblest of professions. Our team is trained and motivated to deliver superior clinical outcomes and high patient and family satisfaction. It is through our team’s dedication to deliver life changing service that we be become the “provider of choice” in the community that we serve.

A career with Seaport requires a commitment to making work fun and CELEBRATING successes; delivering and holding each other to the HIGHEST STANDARDS of care and professionalism; continual LEARNING; treating others as PEOPLE whose interest matter as much as our own; being innovative while using GOOD JUDGEMENT. One other thing about our work culture; we know that in order for our patients to receive the care they deserve, we need to put our EMPLOYEE’S FIRST.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Critical illness benefit
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program

Job Description

The Hospice Aide is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs various services for a patient as necessary to meet the patient's personal needs and to promote comfort. The Hospice Aide is responsible for observing the patient, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed.

Responsibilities

• Performing personal care needs after given a patient's assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
• Meeting safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2 etc.)
• Giving personal care including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos and changing bed linen as often as assigned.
• Assisting in dressing and undressing patients as assigned.
• Planning and preparing nutritious meals, including shopping, as assigned.
• Assisting in feeding the patient as assigned.
• Taking and recording oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.
• Providing proper care and observation of patient's skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.
• Assisting in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.
• Offering and assisting with bedpans and urinals. Providing assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.
• Keeping patient's living area clean and orderly, as assigned.
• Adhering to the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Requirements

• Active Home Health Aide certification
• At least 18 years of age.
• Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
• Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
• Possess and maintains current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with automobile that is insured in accordance with organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Covid-19 Vaccine Required. Agency will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Seaport Hospice is a subsidiary of the Pennant Group,

* We offer the best of both worlds – The backing and stability of a proven healthcare “giant”, with the permission to operate as locally as if it were our own San Diego based business.*

What makes us unique

Besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care. At Seaport Hospice, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We offer the only all-in-one approach to post-hospital healthcare services in San Diego.

We operate with the Core Values as our guide:

• Celebration
• Accountability
• Passion for Learning
• Love One Another
• Intelligent Risk Taking
• Customer Second
• Ownership

About Seaport Scripps Home Health

We bring the care to you! No matter how complex or simple the medical issue at hand, our experienced and specially trained professionals will create a carefully crafted treatment plan with a focus on achieving the very best outcome. Our goal is to always deliver exceptional care right in the comfort of your own home so you are able to remain safe at home to heal or age in place.

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid training

Job types: Full-time

Education: No education required

Work location: On-site