CNA Hospice Aide

UnitedHealth Group • US, NC, Bolivia, NC

2d • $14 - $23

About The Position

As the CNA Hospice Aide, you provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients and support their families during end-of-life care. You assist patients with daily living activities while promoting comfort, dignity, and emotional well-being. Working with the hospice care team, you help ensure patients receive respectful, individualized care in accordance with their care plans.

Requirements

• Current state certification or registration as a nurse assistant (CNA), in accordance with state requirements.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.

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 ambulating and transferring clients, assisting with range of motion and positioning, and performing 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 providing 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 plan.
• 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed