**Req Number** 186522

Job Description

Responsible for assisting primary care nurse with patient care.

Job Responsibility

+ Provides patient care in accordance with plan of care established by Hospice Care Registered Nurse and other interdisciplinary group members; performs job functions in a fiscally responsible manner consistent with the agency's mission and vision; utilizes sound time management skills in planning day-to-day activities and fulfilling job duties.
+ Performs emptying and recording of patient's drainage collection devices; performs and assists patients with activities of daily living: bathing, grooming, shaving, oral hygiene, with special attention to skin care, perineal care, foot and heel care, turning and positioning, passive and active range of motion exercises, progressive ambulation with or without use of assistive devices, and changing bed linens; lifts patients and exercises care in moving patients, so as not to aggravate ...