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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Hoover, AL
Hoover, Alabama

About this job

Position Description:

Energize your career with one of Healthcare's fastest growing companies.

You dream of a great career with a great company - where you can make an impact and help people.  We dream of giving you the opportunity to do just this.  And with the incredible growth of our business, it's a dream that definitely can come true. Already one of the world's leading Healthcare companies, UnitedHealth Group is restlessly pursuing new ways to operate our Service Centers, improve our Service levels and help people lead healthier lives. We live for the opportunity to make a difference and right now, we are living it up.

This opportunity is with one of our most exciting business areas: Optum - a growing part of our family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group a Fortune 14 leader.

Optum helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions, and treatments; helping them to navigate the system, finance their Healthcare needs, and stay on track with their Health goals. No other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation, and Performance.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Hospice Aide responsibilities and tasks are according to the plan of care are as such, but not limited to:
  • Providing care consistent with written instructions b. Assisting with personal hygiene
  • Assisting with ambulation and exercise
  • Reporting changes in the patient's condition and needs to the RN Case Manager e. Providing nutritional support by assisting in oral feeding
  • Performing other related supportive tasks as specified by organizational policy
  • Communicates with the Hospice RN Case Manager regarding services provided and significant findings regarding the patient's functional status and change in care needs.
  • Documents the patient's response to care in compliance to the Evercare Hospice and Palliative
  • Care Policy and Procedures at the time services are provided.
  • Submits documented visit records and completes all job duties in a manner that meets the accepted standards of practice and the Optum Palliative and Hospice Care Policies and Procedures.
  • Participates with the on-call rotations as assigned.
  • Attends and participates regularly in Hospice Staff meetings.
  • Contributes to achieving the company's mission.
  • Works collaboratively with others to achieve goals.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • C.N.A in good standing in State of AL
  • 100% of the local travel to homes and facilities.
  • Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver's license, and valid auto insurance.
  • Able to successfully complete a Hospice Aide competency skills list and written exam.
  • 1+ year of experience working as a C.N.A.
  • Must be able to lift, turn, bend, and stoop.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Hospice Care experience
  • CPR certification or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire

At
Optum, you will perform within an
innovative culture that's focused on transformational change in the Healthcare
system. You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multifaceted
business. And you will make contributions that will have an impact that's
greater than you've ever imagined.






Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.


  


UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.