Hospice Aide- CNA/HHA

Pensacola, Florida

You'll give hands-on comfort care to hospice patients at the end of life, helping them stay comfortable and keep their dignity.

Posted Oct 7

Unit and setting: Hospice You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility.
License: CNA license
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

Certification: CNA, HHA or HA in Florida DC, DE, FL, GA, PA, TX, VA, WI: CNA, HHA or HA
Also asks: approved hospice aide, home health aide or nurse aide training and competency Approved hospice aide, home health aide or nurse aide training and competency
Also asks: ability to travel as the role requires Ability to travel as required by the role

Preferred

Experience: one year of direct patient care experience One year of direct patient care experience preferred

What it pays

Benefits

Benefitshealth, dental, vision, life and disability insuranceHealth, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Benefitspre-tax healthcare and dependent care FSA/HSA optionsPre-tax healthcare and dependent care FSA/HSA options
Benefits401(k) with numerous investment options and generous company match401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match
Benefitscancer and/or critical illness benefitCancer and/or critical illness benefit
Benefitstuition reimbursement up to $4,000 per yearTuition reimbursement (up to $4,000 per year)
Benefitsemployee assistance program for confidential, no-cost counselingEmployee Assistance Program for confidential, no-cost counseling addressing legal, financial and personal challenges

More benefits (6)

Benefitslegal insuranceLegal insurance
Benefits24/7 roadside assistance24/7 roadside assistance
Benefitspaid time offPaid time off
401(k) plan with company match
Tuition reimbursement (up to $4,000 per year)
Employee Assistance Program

The role and schedule

Patients: You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility.
Day to day: personal care, mobility and daily living activities Assist with personal care, mobility and activities of daily living
Day to day: meal preparation and feeding Support nutrition, including simple meal preparation and feeding
Day to day: light homemaking tied to patient care Provide light homemaking support related to the patient’s care
Day to day: helping patients stay independent and take part in activities they enjoy Help patients maintain independence and participate in activities meaningful to them
Day to day: observe and report changes to the RN Observe and report changes in a patient’s condition to the registered nurse
Day to day: travel within your assigned service area You will travel within your assigned service area and provide care under the supervision of a registered nurse as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team.
Travel: travel between patient homes and facilities within your assigned service area You will travel within your assigned service area
Details: promotes from within Promotes from within

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VITAS Healthcare

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What you’ll do

As a hospice aide, you will provide compassionate, hands-on care that helps patients remain comfortable and maintain dignity throughout their end-of-life journey.

You will

Assist with personal care, mobility and activities of daily living Support nutrition, including simple meal preparation and feeding Provide light homemaking support related to the patient’s care Help patients maintain independence and participate in activities meaningful to them Observe and report changes in a patient’s condition to the registered nurse Working alongside your team, you will give your best each day in service of our core commitment: Delivering compassionate, personalized care with heartfelt empathy, honoring the wishes of each patient who entrusts VITAS with their end-of-life journey.

Where you’ll work

You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. You will travel within your assigned service area and provide care under the supervision of a registered nurse as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team.

Requirements

Approved hospice aide, home health aide or nurse aide training and competency
Ability to travel as required by the role
One year of direct patient care experience preferred

Certification requirements vary by state

Al: CNA

Ca: chha

CT: Homemaker-Home Health Aide
DC, DE, FL, GA, PA, TX, VA, WI: CNA, HHA or HA
IL: HHA or NA
KS, MO: Home Health Aide
OH: State Tested Nurse Aide
NJ: Homemaker-Home Health Aide

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care FSA/HSA options 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and generous company match Cancer and/or critical illness benefit Tuition reimbursement (up to $4,000 per year) Employee Assistance Program for confidential, no-cost counseling addressing legal, financial and personal challenges Legal insurance 24/7 roadside assistance Paid time off

Who we are

We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978.

Our hospice organization

Kickstarts careers in caring Promotes from within Provides an award-winning, nationally recognized best-in-class employee experience Supported by industry-leading experts and a growing network of programs in 15+ states, VITAS empowers team members to grow toward their goals while transforming patients’ lives.

What's around it?

In Pensacola, FL

Pensacola, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent: $1,322/mo
Household income: $74,212/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Pensacola, FL

NeighborhoodsLocals most often name East Hill, Scenic Heights, and Cordova Park as the in-town neighborhoods to target, with mixed price points and relatively easy access to beaches and amenities. Downtown is the walkable core along brick-paved Palafox Street (shops, restaurants, bars, events), with Uptown called out as a busier commercial pocket. Pace, an unincorporated Santa Rosa County suburb, is the usual alternative for newer construction, larger lots, about 83% owner-occupancy, and more house for the money versus the city’s roughly 64% owner-occupancy. Among 220 communities ranked in 2026, the fastest-selling pockets include Bayou Marcus Heights (about $254,000), Belle Chasse (about $218,000), Eagle Pointe (about $372,000), Ensley (about $179,000), and Mariners Oaks (about $305,000); city ZIPs cited include 32503, 32507, 32514, and 32526.

Locals most often name East Hill, Scenic Heights, and Cordova Park as the in-town neighborhoods to target, with mixed price points and relatively easy access to beaches and amenities. Downtown is the walkable core along brick-paved Palafox Street (shops, restaurants, bars, events), with Uptown called out as a busier commercial pocket.

Pace, an unincorporated Santa Rosa County suburb, is the usual alternative for newer construction, larger lots, about 83% owner-occupancy, and more house for the money versus the city’s roughly 64% owner-occupancy. Among 220 communities ranked in 2026, the fastest-selling pockets include Bayou Marcus Heights (about $254,000), Belle Chasse (about $218,000), Eagle Pointe (about $372,000), Ensley (about $179,000), and Mariners Oaks (about $305,000); city ZIPs cited include 32503, 32507, 32514, and 32526.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: bastionrealtysouth.com Source 4: movewithmomentum.com Source 5: visitpensacola.com

Getting aroundDaily life is built around driving. U.S. News lists an average commute of about 17.99 minutes, and Reddit locals treat getting around as a non-issue compared with bigger Florida cities. Walk Score is 36 and Bike Score 47; Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) buses exist but coverage is patchy and headways can be long, so a car is the default for shifts and errands. Pace versus central Pensacola is the space-versus-in-town-drive tradeoff buyers actually debate; hospital-campus drive times and parking are not described in these sources.

Daily life is built around driving. U.S. News lists an average commute of about 17.99 minutes, and Reddit locals treat getting around as a non-issue compared with bigger Florida cities.

Walk Score is 36 and Bike Score 47; Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) buses exist but coverage is patchy and headways can be long, so a car is the default for shifts and errands. Pace versus central Pensacola is the space-versus-in-town-drive tradeoff buyers actually debate; hospital-campus drive times and parking are not described in these sources.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: rent.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: bastionrealtysouth.com

OutdoorsPensacola Beach’s sugar-white Gulf sand is the everyday outdoor draw and a short drive from most of the city. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, minutes from downtown, has boardwalks, rare pitcher plants, hiking trails, and bayou wildlife. The rest of the outdoor menu is paddling, fishing, biking, dolphin cruises, Civil War-era Fort Barrancas, and waterfront Admiral Mason Park with the Veterans Memorial and a Vietnam Wall replica. Across the bay, Gulf Breeze Zoo holds more than 800 animals, giraffe feeding, a safari train, and a petting zoo.

Pensacola Beach’s sugar-white Gulf sand is the everyday outdoor draw and a short drive from most of the city. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, minutes from downtown, has boardwalks, rare pitcher plants, hiking trails, and bayou wildlife.

The rest of the outdoor menu is paddling, fishing, biking, dolphin cruises, Civil War-era Fort Barrancas, and waterfront Admiral Mason Park with the Veterans Memorial and a Vietnam Wall replica. Across the bay, Gulf Breeze Zoo holds more than 800 animals, giraffe feeding, a safari train, and a petting zoo.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitpensacola.com Source 2: visitflorida.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: rent.com

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Living in Pensacola

Pensacola is a Gulf Coast city of about 54,000 (metro near 539,000) that still feels like a working town rather than a resort strip: founded in 1559, nicknamed the Cradle of Naval Aviation, and home to the Blue Angels. Locals keep more of a nursing paycheck because Florida levies no state income tax, and housing undercuts many Florida metros—median sale prices in the low-to-mid $300,000s, one-bedrooms roughly $1,200–$1,500. East Hill, Cordova Park, and Scenic Heights are the neighborhoods people actually name; Pace, over the Santa Rosa line, buys more square footage and yard. Life is car-first (Walk Score 36, thin ECAT bus service, about 18-minute average commute). Downtown Palafox holds the Saturday market, Gallery Night, Fosko Coffee, and Jackson’s Steakhouse; weekends run to Pensacola Beach, Tarkiln Bayou, Ice Flyers hockey, or Foo Foo Fest. Honest tradeoffs: summer tourist congestion, limited transit, and a smaller scene than Jacksonville. Mild winters and a military-and-beach social fabric are why people stay.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: bastionrealtysouth.com Source 6: rent.com Source 7: visitpensacola.com Source 8: facebook.com Source 9: instagram.com Source 10: youtube.com

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Where you’ll work

Requirements

Certification requirements vary by state

Al: CNA

Ca: chha

Benefits

Who we are

Our hospice organization

What's around it?

Pensacola, FLiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Pensacola, FL

Moving for this role?

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Life in Pensacola, FL

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Pensacola, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.