Hospice Aide - A qualified person who provides direct patient care and/or

Hospice Aide - A qualified person who provides direct patient care and/or housekeeping duties in the home or homelike setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. The facility shall ensure that each hospice aide is appropriately trained and competent to meet the needs of the patient per the plan of care. Documentation must be maintained on-site of all training and competency in accordance with patient plan of care. 1. Responsibilities – The hospice aide shall provide services established and delegated in POC, record and notify the primary registered nurse of deviations according to standard of practice including, but not limited to, the following: 2. Provide assistance with mobility, transferring, walking, grooming, bathing, dressing or undressing, eating, toileting, and/or housekeeping needs. 3. Complete a clinical note for each visit, which must be incorporated into the record at least on a weekly basis. 4. Restrictions – The hospice aide shall not: a. Perform any intravenous procedures, procedures involving the use of Levine tubes or Foley catheters, or any other sterile or invasive procedures. b. Administer medications. 5. Initial Orientation – The content of the basic orientation provided to the hospice aides shall include the following: a. Policies and objectives of the agency; b. Duties and responsibilities of a hospice aide; c. The role of the hospice aide as a member of the healthcare team; 6. Emotional problems associated with terminal illness; 7. The aging process; 8. Information on the process of aging and behavior of the aged; 9. Information on the emotional problems accompanying terminal illness; 10. Information on terminal care, stages of death and dying, and grief; 11. Principles and practices of maintaining a clean, healthy and safe environment; 12. Ethics; and 13. Confidentiality.