CNA Hospice Aide
About The Position
The CNA Hospice Aide provides compassionate, hands-on care to hospice patients and support to their families during end-of-life care. The role assists patients with daily living activities while promoting comfort, dignity, and emotional well-being. Working with the hospice care team, the aide provides respectful, individualized care in accordance with each patient's care plan and written instructions from a registered nurse. The position includes personal care and supportive services, assistance with mobility and prescribed exercises, meal preparation and feeding as assigned, homemaking, basic urine testing, and observation and documentation of changes in a patient's condition. The aide must report tasks they are unable to perform to the primary nurse.
Requirements
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.
- Current state certification or registration as a nurse assistant (CNA), in accordance with state requirements.
- Current CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- CNA experience within the last two years.
Responsibilities
- Provide personal care services to patients.
- Apply safety principles and proper body mechanics when assisting with ambulation, transfers, range of motion, positioning, and household chores.
- Plan and prepare nutritious meals and assist with feeding, as assigned.
- Perform homemaking and other environmental services, as assigned.
- Observe, report, and document changes in a patient's status; report to the primary nurse if unable to perform a task.
- Follow written personal-care instructions prepared by a registered nurse in accordance with the plan of care; receive the instructions before delivering services.
- Assist patients with prescribed exercises as instructed by a nurse or therapist.
- Perform and record simple urine tests for sugar, acetone, and albumin.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
