Certified Nursing Assistant - FT

Affinity Hospice • Cullman, AL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The hospice aide (CNA) is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse. The aide performs services to meet patients’ personal needs and promote comfort, observes patients, and reports and documents observations and care provided. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, and involves working in patients’ homes in various conditions. The aide must be able to work a flexible schedule, travel locally, and participate in holiday and weekend rotations as appropriate.

The hospice aide must not perform duties considered the practice of nursing under the Nurse Practice Act. This includes administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing procedures that require 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.
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
• Be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured according to organization requirements and in good working order.
• Demonstrate empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods, lift up to 50 pounds, and move patients.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, travel locally, and participate in holiday and weekend rotations as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned personal care and respond promptly to patient 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 patients’ conditions and report significant changes to the case manager.
• Follow the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
• Do not administer medications, take physician’s orders, or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge, and skill 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.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits 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