Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Full Time

Affinity Hospice • Stockbridge, GA

7h • 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, reports observations, and documents observations and care performed.

This is a full-time role of 40 hours per week. The aide works in patients’ homes in various conditions, with a flexible schedule, local travel, and participation in holiday and weekend rotations as appropriate. The role requires prolonged standing and walking and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move patients. The aide must not perform functions considered the practice of nursing under the Nurse Practice Act, including administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing procedures requiring the training and skill of a licensed nurse.

Requirements

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• Meet the state’s training and certification requirements.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• Have a valid driver’s license and an insured automobile that meets organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Ability to show 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

• 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 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.
• Avoid administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing 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
• Education Level: High school or GED