C.N.A. | PRN | Hospice of the South Plains

Hospice Of The South Plains•Lubbock, TX

14h

About The Position

The hospice aide is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse. The aide provides services to meet patients’ personal needs and promote comfort, observes patients, reports and documents observations and care, and is assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity, and safety of care. The role involves providing personal care and assistance in patients’ homes, observing and reporting changes in condition, supporting mobility and daily activities, maintaining a clean and orderly living area as assigned, and following the organization’s care, documentation, and professional-conduct standards. The aide also participates in quality assessment and performance improvement activities. The employer is an independent operating subsidiary of The Pennant Group, Inc.

Requirements

Meet the state’s training requirements for hospice aides, including an applicable state-established or qualifying training program and competency evaluation or state licensure program.
Be at least 18 years old.
Be able to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
Understand hospice philosophy and be comfortable providing specialized care to terminally ill patients.
Provide satisfactory references from previous employers.
Be self-directing and able to work with little direct supervision.
Be secure with issues of death and dying and maintain a calm manner in a patient’s home.
Have empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
Demonstrate tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
Be a licensed driver with a dependable automobile that is insured according to organization requirements and in good working order.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned personal care promptly and report to the Case Manager if unable to perform a task.
Address patient safety needs and use equipment safely and properly, including foot stools, side rails, and oxygen equipment.
Provide personal care such as bathing, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and changing bed linens as assigned.
Assist patients with dressing and undressing, feeding, ambulation, and exercise as assigned or instructed by a hospice nurse or therapist.
Take and record oral, rectal, and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered and when competency requirements are met.
Observe and care for patients’ skin to help prevent tissue breakdown over bony prominences.
Report patients’ conditions and significant changes to the Case Manager, while remaining aware of caregivers, other individuals in the home, and interpersonal issues.
Offer and assist with bedpans and urinals.
Provide assigned assistance with light laundry needs and keep the patient’s living area clean and orderly as assigned.
Perform range-of-motion and other simple procedures as an extension of therapy when ordered and when competency requirements are met.
Follow organizational documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Respect the patient’s and family or caregiver’s environment and the patient’s personal needs.