Bring comfort, dignity, and compassionate touch to patients at the end of life. Adoray Home Health and Hospice is seeking a caring, dependable Massage Therapist to provide comfort-focused massage therapy for hospice patients. This role is ideal for someone who values compassionate care, gentle communication, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference for patients and families during a deeply important stage of life. This is a casual call position (up to 20 hours a week) where you will drive to the patient, wherever they call home.

Qualifications

· Graduate of a Massage Therapy program to consist of at least 500 classroom hours.

· Licensed as a Massage Therapist/Bodyworker in the State of Wisconsin. 

· Ongoing completion of any education requirements to maintain license as applicable

· Minimum of two years of clinical massage experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Maintains patient confidentiality and abides by agency’s HIPAA policies and procedures.

· Ability to work autonomously and make independent judgments.

· Ability to manage conflicting priorities and handle multiple tasks/projects concurrently

· Ability to work well as part of a team and independently

· Exceptional customer service skills

· Display and promote high standards of ethical conduct and behaviors consistent with organizational standards

Physical Requirements

· Job involves standing more than four hours per day; stooping, bending, lifting/pushing up to 25 lbs. etc. are regularly required.

· Visual acuity of 20/20 with or without correction

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Provides massage therapy services to assigned caseload per plan of treatment.

· Prior to providing service, ensures physicians order is obtained by RN Case Manager.

· Conducts teaching to patient and/or family as determined appropriate.

· Communicates with RN Case Manager as needed regarding changes in patient’s status.

· Makes referrals to other appropriate health care workers as necessary in consultation with RN Case Manager.

· Instructs and coordinates activities with other team members in duties to be done for specific patient situations on an ongoing basis.

· Complies with standard precautions and standard infection control protocols and general safety policies and procedures.

· Maintains accurate, complete documentation of activities for medical record.

· Ensures documentation is on the medical record at least 48 – 72 hours following the provision of care.

· Prepares written summary of patient status for the physician to be sent at least every two weeks.

· Provides appropriate office staff with notification of visits made daily and turns in written verification of visits on a 48 – 72-hour basis.