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Home Health CNA/Hospice Aide

We are looking to add a Home Health & Hospice Aide (CNA) to our home health & hospice teams.  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

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:

Hospice Clinical Manager

The Clinical Manager will be responsible for the following:

  • Arranging for 24 hours/day hospice clinical services
  • Supervising assigned hospice staff
  • Participating in strategic plan, quality assurance, clinical policy and procedure development & implementation
  • Providing in-person patient care (when needed)
  • Helping with on-call
  • Planning and leading biweekly interdisciplinary team meetings
  • Participating in the selection process of hospice staff
  • Coordinating with the Community Liaison regarding hospice referrals

Qualifications for the Clinical Manager role:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred. An Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) in combination with hospice RN experience may also be considered.
  • Currently licensed as a Colorado RN or have compact nursing license
  • Have a minimum of three years hospice clinical experience
  • Possess strong knowledge of hospice regulations and procedures
  • Needs to reside in the Colorado Front Range

Note: A majority of day-to-day work can be done at home so a dedicated home office and high speed internet is required.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced hospice RN looking to move into a management role.

Hiring range:  $90,000 – $100,000 annually (dependent upon experience)

Benefits associated with this role include:

  • Health/dental/vision/life insurance benefits
  • Vacation leave
  • Paid sick leave
  • Retirement plan (after 1 year of continuous service)
  • Employee assistance program
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Opportunity to make a difference in the community

Hospice:

Hospice Social Worker

The Social Worker must:

  • Have a Master of Social Work degree from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
  • Be currently licensed as a Social Worker in Colorado
  • Have prior experience with patient and family Medicare & Medicaid navigation

Responsibilities include:

  • Performing initial and ongoing social worker assessments per standards of practice on each assigned hospice patient and developing the plan of care in collaboration with the patient/representative, attending physician and interdisciplinary team members.
  • Using a framework of assessment, implementation, coordination and evaluation providing outcome-based services for an assigned caseload from admission to discharge.
  • Establishing goals and providing social services to address patients physical and psychological needs.
  • Helping build our bereavement and volunteer programs.

Pay rate: $30-$45/hour (dependent upon experience)

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 Volunteer

The hospice volunteer performs a variety of tasks which may include the following:

  • Administrative support such as preparing & mailing materials, assisting with organizing & staffing agency events and activities, answering agency phones and other duties as assigned.
  • Direct patient services such as assisting with errands such as grocery shopping & picking up supplies, transporting patients to appointments, shopping & social outings, providing support services which may include active listening, visiting, letter writing, reminding patients to take medications, feeding patients, sharing interests/hobbies, assisting family with housekeeping chores & homemaking tasks and providing relief to family and caregivers.

Having availability two days a week is ideal

Must be at least 18 years of age or have parental/guardian consent

If you are interested in joining our friendly, professional team, please submit your resume for consideration.

Note: this is volunteer position so there is no pay or reimbursement for this role.