Job Description
The certified nurse assistant aids hospice clients with daily living tasks in homes, supporting end-of-life care through personal assistance. This role serves adults and seniors in Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, offering dignity and comfort in familiar settings. Aids manage bathing, grooming, and vital checks while coordinating with teams to ensure palliative support without hospital stays.
BAYADA Home Health Care provides accredited home health services, including hospice, with a stable environment for care teams. The organization invests in training and supplies PPE, focusing on compassion and reliability for 50 years. Recognized for workplace excellence by Newsweek and Forbes, it encourages diverse applicants and offers direct deposit with referral bonuses.
Work includes activities like light housekeeping, meal preparation, range of motion exercises, transfers with lifting devices, and oral feeding. Aids maintain PA Aide Registry status, pass competency exams, and complete background checks to meet state rules. Interactions involve one-on-one patient ratios and clinical manager support 24/7. A challenge is handling emotional hospice scenarios while scheduling flexible visits and ensuring infection prevention protocols in high-risk situations.
No specific compensation range is listed, but full-time roles offer weekly pay, flexible schedules, short commutes, and benefits such as paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, vision, dental, medical health plans, employer-paid life insurance, 401k with match, direct deposit, and Employee Assistance Program. Perks include scholarship programs, PPE supplies, positive environments, and paid time off. Professional development involves competency evaluations and free courses for sustained success.
Responsibilities
- Activities of daily living
- Light housekeeping
- Bathing
- Grooming
- Toileting
- Nail care
- Range of motion / exercises
- Transfers / use of mechanical lifting devices
- Oral feeding
- Vital sign checks: temperature, pulse, respiration
- Home Management Tasks: laundry, meal preparation, bed making etc.
- Assisting with ambulation
- Medication assistance
Requirements
- At least one year of work experience
- Must be listed on the PA Aide Registry, active and in good standing
- Demonstrate an ability to read, write, and effectively communicate in English
- Pass the BAYADA Competency Evaluation Examination
- Have a criminal background check completed
- Meet all state requirements