CNA Hospice Aide- Newark, DE
About The Position
As the CNA Hospice Aide, you provide compassionate, hands-on care to hospice patients and support their families during end-of-life care. The role assists patients with daily living activities while promoting comfort, dignity, and emotional well-being. You work closely with the hospice care team to provide respectful, individualized care in accordance with each patient’s care plan. The position provides personal and supportive care, helps with mobility, transfers, positioning, meals, exercises, and household tasks, and observes and reports changes in patients’ conditions. Personal care must follow written instructions prepared by a registered nurse in accordance with the plan of care.
Requirements
- Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.
- Current state certification or registration as a nurse assistant (CNA), in accordance with state certification or registration requirements.
- Current CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- CNA experience within the last two years.
Responsibilities
- Provide personal care services to patients.
- Use 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, and receive those 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 program.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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