Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Cardiac FT Nights
About The Position
The Certified Nursing Assistant helps achieve the vision of Advocate Hospice services by performing duties in a cost-effective, results-oriented, and customer-focused manner. The position is a critical part of the interdisciplinary team and is accountable for meeting individual performance expectations and contributing to team performance goals. The role provides competent assigned patient care, supports effective patient outcomes, participates in continuous quality improvement, and adheres to regulatory requirements. It also requires consistent general work activities, effective communication, professionalism, and cooperative work with associates.
Requirements
- High school education or equivalent.
- One year of nurse's aide experience.
- Must be certified as a nursing assistant in the State of Illinois.
- RN nursing students must meet state requirements.
- Written and verbal competency in English.
- Recognize the needs and behaviors of a variety of patient age groups, understand child growth and development, including adolescent behavior, and recognize signs of normal aging.
- Must be able to travel throughout all service office boundaries in all extremes of weather and on all types of roads, including expressways.
- Must be able to assist with ambulation, turning, and transferring patients up to 200 pounds.
- Must be able to make visits to private residences, which may not be accessible to people with disabilities.
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts over 35 pounds, or when a patient cannot assist, patient-handling equipment is expected to be used with at least one other associate when available.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent patient care as assigned and contribute to effective patient outcomes.
- Participate actively in the continuous quality improvement process.
- Adhere to regulatory requirements.
- Conduct general work activities consistently.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Demonstrate professionalism and work cooperatively with all associates.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of $2,500 for eligible newly hired external Home Health Aides working at least 0.5 FTE, payable after 90 days of employment; current Advocate Aurora Health team members are not eligible.
- Paid time off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, where applicable.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
