Home Health/Hospice Aide (CNA)
CNAs provide direct personal patient care in a patient’s home according to a patient’s specific plan of care prepared by the RN/Case Manager.
CNAs have the ability to choose their workload and collaborate to find a schedule that works around other commitments.
Nursing students are encouraged to apply as this position counts toward patient contact hours for most programs.
The Aide/CNA must:
- Have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- Be currently licensed as a CNA in Colorado
- Have a valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle and current car insurance
Responsibilities include:
- Providing aide services to patients as identified in the plan of care per agency policies, procedures and aide skill level.
- Providing total or assisted personal hygiene per plan of care.
- Providing patient/caregiver assistance in ambulation, exercises, transfers and medication per plan of care.
- Assisting in maintaining a clean, safe patient environment and may perform homemaker chores as assigned in the plan of care and as skill level permits.
- Assisting with patient personal health self-care and comfort measures.
- Observation, reporting and documentation of patient status and the care or service furnished.
Pay rate: $19-$23/hour for hospice (dependent upon experience)
$19-$20/hour for home health (dependent upon experience)
Note: Regular weekday availability is needed. Visits may be 1-2 hours typically. This is not shift work and there are no overnight hours.
We’re pleased to offer our CNAs:
- Flexible scheduling to fit your needs
- Competitive wages
- Paid mileage from patient to patient
- Opportunity to make a difference in the community
Benefits associated with this role include:
- Paid sick leave
- Mileage reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Retirement plan (must work 1000 hours during 1 year measurement period to be eligible)
PRN Physical Therapist (PT)
The Physical Therapist will be partnering with the primary care physician to create a care plan that reflects the patient’s needs and physician’s goals for recovery. Take advantage of the ability to make your own schedule and make a true difference in the lives of those for which you’re caring.
Prior pediatric experience and/or comfort working with pediatric patients preferred. Will train the right candidate.
Applicants should have multiple weekdays of regular daytime availability in their schedule to see at least 3-5 patients / complete 10-15 visits per week.
Additionally we need someone to do in-person and telehealth PT visits.
Responsibilities:
- Performs comprehensive initial and on-going physical therapy services for each assigned agency patient and develops the plan of care in collaboration with patient, RN/Case Manager, and physician.
- Regularly evaluates and documents the effectiveness of each assigned patient’s plan of care, patient responses, revision needs, discharge plans, and progress to patient goals.
- Based on patient needs, seeks physician orders for equipment to promote patient comfort and safety, and when ordered and received by patient, initiates equipment use training.
- Evaluates the safety of the home environment and recommends to patient/representative potential solutions for identified concerns.
- Establishes therapy goals to enhance the rehabilitative ability of the patient, which may include but not be limited to: hot packs, gait training, diathermy treatments, therapeutic exercises, passive and active range of motion exercises, whirlpool baths and other related treatments to meet the agency patient’s needs.
- Meets productivity requirements established for home health care physical therapist.
- Supervises assigned PTAs
Pay rates:
Visits: $65-$110/visit (based on type of visit and dependent upon experience)
Hourly rate for meetings, case conference, training, orientation: $35-$45
Benefits associated with this role include:
- Paid sick leave
- Mileage reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Retirement plan (must work 1000 hours during 1 year measurement period to be eligible)
- Note: a person may be eligible for health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits after their annual Affordable Care Act measurement period
For PT’s, we’re pleased to offer:
- Flexible scheduling to fit your needs
- Competitive wages
- Paid mileage from patient to patient
- Immediate openings with flexible start dates
- Opportunity to make a difference in the community
Office:
None at this time
Palliative:
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
The Nurse Practitioner must:
- Be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Be currently licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in Colorado
- Have a minimum two years prior clinical experience, preferably in palliative or hospice care, managing chronic pain and symptoms related to serious illnesses
- Possess strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills and a demonstrated ability to manage complex patient cases
Responsibilities include:
- Performing initial and ongoing assessments on each assigned palliative care patient and developing the plan of care in collaboration with other healthcare providers.
- Providing education and counseling to patients and families about illness progression and available treatment options.
- Participating in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings to review and update patient care plans.
- Accessibility 24 hours/day for patient care interventions.
Multiple days a week of availability is preferred.
Pay rate: $60-$70/hour (dependent upon experience)
For our NPs, benefits associated with this role include:
- Paid sick leave
- Mileage reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Retirement plan (must work 1000 hours during 1 year measurement period to be eligible)
Hospice:
Hospice Volunteer
There are a variety of areas where a volunteer can help support our hospice patients. These may include:
- Active listening, visiting, letter writing, reminding patients to take medications, feeding patients, sharing interests/hobbies, playing board/card games, assisting family with housekeeping chores & homemaking tasks and providing relief to family and caregivers.
- Direct patient services such as assisting with errands (ie. grocery shopping & picking up supplies), transporting patients to appointments, shopping & social outings
- Administrative support such as preparing & mailing materials, assisting with organizing & staffing agency events & activities, answering agency phones and other duties as assigned.
Having availability two days a week is ideal
Must be at least 18 years of age or have parental/guardian consent
Note: this is volunteer position so there is no pay or reimbursement for this role.