C.N.A. Homecare & Hospice Aide

Trinity Health

2d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Mary's Home Care & Hospice in Athens, Georgia, an agency of Trinity Health at Home, provides compassionate, exceptional care where people are most comfortable: at home. We are the area's most comprehensive home care provider with trusted quality of care. With new strategy, vision and technology, we are growing and shaping the future of healthcare! We have a pioneering care model with Home Care Connect, our integrated virtual care program that helps patients avoid preventable ER visits and hospitalizations. It enhances our clinical excellence with advanced, easy-to-use remote monitoring technology and 24/7 access to our Virtual Care Center RNs. Our hospice/home health aides provide paraprofessional services to our patients in their homes, following physician orders and in compliance with the state's Nurse Practice Act, any applicable licensure/certification requirements and our policies and procedures.

Requirements

Must be a C.N.A. to apply.
High School diploma or GED required.
Completion of CNA 75 hr course.
Completion of federally compliant training program as required by law/regulation and successful completion of a competency evaluation program.
Documentation of one year’s employment as an aide in an institution, home care, or hospice setting.
Meets agency hiring criteria as defined in agency minimum standards (e.g. provision of professional references.)
Must be able to function in a practice environment with minimal direct supervision, accepting personal responsibility for maintaining a professional relationship with agency’s client and their family.
Must accept responsibility for maintaining skills, learning and adhering to agencies policies and procedures on an on-going basis.
Ability to consistently demonstrate the Organizational Core Competencies and Organizational Code of Ethics, and adhere to the Compliance Program.
Must have current Driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from work site.

Responsibilities

Follows care plan developed by RN.
Reports client changes in condition to RN, as described on care plan.
Assists clients with personal care activities including bathing, mouth care, denture care, skin care, grooming, bathroom privileges, transferring, ambulation, and dressing and undressing activities.
Assists clients with household tasks including, planning and preparing meals, feeding, light housekeeping, changing linens, making bed, and laundering clothes and bedding.
Measures and records client’s oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse respiration and blood pressure as ordered.
Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extension of therapy services as assigned.
Assists clients in self-administration of medication. This procedure must be assigned by an RN and documented in the clinical record.
The Home Health / Hospice Aide shall not administer medication of any kind.