Certified Nursing Assistant

Affinity Hospice • Cullman, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Affinity Hospice is a privately held hospice organization focused on providing exceptional care to hospice patients and their families. The hospice aide (CNA) 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, and reports and documents observations and care provided.

This is a full-time position scheduled for 40 hours per week. The aide works in patients’ homes in varied conditions, must be able to travel locally, and may participate in a flexible schedule and holiday and weekend rotation as appropriate. The role requires prolonged standing and walking, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move patients.

The hospice aide must not perform activities considered the practice of nursing under the Nurse Practice Act. This includes administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing procedures requiring the training, knowledge, and skill of a licensed nurse, such as sterile techniques.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Meet the state’s training and certification requirements.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• Have a valid driver’s license and an insured, well-maintained automobile meeting organization requirements.
• Demonstrate empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move patients.
• Ability to travel locally and participate in holiday and weekend rotation as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide assigned personal care promptly and attend to patients’ requests.
• Meet patients’ safety needs and use equipment safely and properly, including foot stools, side rails, and oxygen equipment.
• Perform personal care tasks such as baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and changing bed linen as assigned.
• Assist patients with dressing and undressing as assigned.
• Assist with feeding patients as assigned.
• Assess and report patients’ conditions and significant changes to the case manager.
• Follow the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
• Refrain from administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing procedures that require the skills of a licensed nurse.
• Perform other CNA duties assigned by management to support department goals and initiatives.

Benefits

• Paid time off (PTO), sick time, and holiday pay.
• Gas card program and car maintenance stipend.
• Benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and more for full-time employees.
• 401(k).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible employees.
• Internal company advancement opportunities.
• Free end-of-life training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED