CNA Hospice Aide

Circle of Life•Bentonville, AR

26d

About The Position

The CNA Hospice Aide provides personal care to hospice patients and attends to the immediate patient environment. Inpatient CNAs work 12-hour shifts, with day and night shifts available. Outpatient CNAs work 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The role may require travel to patients’ homes or to and from inpatient facilities using a personal vehicle.

Requirements

Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
Current CPR certification.
Current satisfactory TB skin test documentation.
At least one year of experience in a healthcare environment.
Ability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
Ability to work as a team player and demonstrate unquestionable personal and professional ethics.
Valid Arkansas Driver's License, current auto liability insurance, and reliable transportation for travel to patient homes or inpatient facilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with terminally ill patients is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct personal care, including bathing, turning, shampooing, and oral hygiene.
Follow the aide care plan when providing services, assessing patients, intervening, and exercising clinical judgment.
Provide patient care in accordance with state and federal requirements, accepted standards of practice, policies and procedures, and Circle of Life’s mission statement.
Make timely evaluation, information, follow-up, regular scheduled, unscheduled, and end-of-life visits.
Provide a consistent level of care regardless of the home environment or personal preferences.
Communicate concerns to the primary nurse promptly and document them in aide notes.
Maintain professional licensure and participate in educational programs and professional development.
Participate in staff meetings as requested.
Assist with mentoring new staff members.
Maintain dependable attendance with minimal absences.