Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)/Home Health Aide (HHA) -Float

Hospice Buffalo•Buffalo, NY

About The Position

This is a full-time float position requiring both CNA and HHA certifications. The employee floats between community work, without a caseload, and the Inpatient Unit. The position works a day shift, either 8 a.m.–4 p.m. or 7 a.m.–3 p.m., with no weekends. A $1.50-per-hour differential is added to the base pay rate. The HHA provides assigned patient care duties and health-related tasks according to Hospice Buffalo, Inc. policies and procedures, under the supervision of a licensed practical nurse and/or registered nurse. The HHA supports patients’ hygiene, grooming, nutrition, daily activities, safety, and comfort, while communicating and maintaining positive relationships with patients, families, health care personnel, hospice staff, and volunteers. The CNA works in a supportive relationship with professional disciplines and, with appropriate supervision and guidance, assists with care in long-term care and assisted living/developmentally disabled facilities. Under the supervision of a nurse or other professional personnel, the CNA performs personal care, health-related, homemaking, and housekeeping activities to help maintain or achieve the patient’s optimal level of health. The CNA also serves as a mentor to new aides.

Requirements

Completion of a New York State-approved Home Health Aide and Certified Nurse Aide training program.
Current HHA and CNA certificates; both certifications are required.
Current driver’s license free of any serious violations.
A vehicle is required for the position.

Responsibilities

Assist with hygiene and grooming, including bathing, hair shampooing, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and elimination assistance, and weighing patients.
Assist with health-related tasks, personal care procedures, and activities of daily living; for HHA community duties, also assist with instrumental activities of daily living such as answering the phone and doing laundry.
Take vital signs as applicable and read and record temperature, pulse, and respiration.
Meet patients’ nutritional needs through meal preparation, cleanup, and feeding when necessary; assist with meals for patients with special dietary needs under professional direction.
Understand adequate nutrition and fluid intake.
Observe patients effectively and report observations, clinical changes, and body-function changes appropriately to the RN Case Manager.
Maintain confidentiality and the security of patient records in accordance with applicable law, policy, and agency standards.
Follow hand hygiene, waste disposal, Personal Protective Equipment, bag (supply/tote) technique, Standard Precautions, and basic infection-control procedures.
Explain the duties and functions of the Interdisciplinary Team and the role of the HHA or CNA, as applicable.
Document according to agency standards and follow patient-focused clinical and organizational administrative policies and procedures.
Prioritize and organize work and time, anticipate problems, and modify plans or procedures to provide solutions.
Communicate with patients and families in a supportive, understandable, and culturally appropriate manner.
Maintain a clean and safe environment and assist with safe transfers, positioning, and ambulation.
Demonstrate normal range of motion and assist patients with medication reminders.
Recognize emergencies and apply emergency procedures.
Respect patients, their privacy, and their property.
Carry out assignments while demonstrating basic understanding of nursing home and ALF/DD care issues.
Serve as a mentor to new aides.