Part Time CNA Hospice

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center•Cheyenne, WY

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About The Position

This part-time CNA Hospice position provides compassionate, age-specific care to patients and supports their families through all phases of illness and bereavement. Care is delivered through an interdisciplinary team using a holistic approach, with an emphasis on high-quality, comprehensive treatment. The role provides personal care, homemaking, and emotional, social, and spiritual support without regard to race, age, sex, religion, handicap, or ability to pay. The CNA assists with personal care, transfers, ambulation, prescribed exercises and simple procedures taught by appropriate professionals, and essential homemaking services. The CNA may take vital signs, turn and reposition bedridden patients, help prevent skin breakdown, and change bed linens. The role also supports patient safety, uses care equipment and universal precautions appropriately, communicates patient-care issues and condition changes to the appropriate clinical staff, and records care and relevant changes on the Aide Flow Sheet. The CNA works collaboratively with the RN in charge and other members of the care team.

Requirements

Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license issued by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.
Complete Cheyenne Regional AHA RQI within 14 calendar days of the start date.
For outpatient hospice only: valid U.S. driver's license and a clean driving record that follows Cheyenne Regional Medical Center's driving guidelines.
Obtain current Home Health Aid (HHA) certification on the CNA license within 90 days of the start date.
Ability to interact positively with patients, patients' families, and staff to promote positive patient care.
Ability to be flexible with department needs and communicate pertinent information to appropriate people.
Sufficient dexterity to provide patient care and ability to speak clearly for patient communication.
Ability to assist with activities of daily living involving frequent movement, lifting and positioning of patients, bathing, ambulation, and homemaking tasks requiring significant physical effort.
Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work independently using sound judgment and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent certificate from an accredited program, or a higher degree.
Prior experience as a CNA.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with personal care, transferring, and ambulation.
Assist patients with prescribed exercises and simple procedures taught by appropriate professional personnel.
Perform homemaking services essential to patient care at home.
Take temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory rate when appropriate.
Turn and reposition bedridden patients to help prevent skin breakdown, and change bed linens as necessary.
Help maintain a safe environment; use safety and patient-care equipment appropriately and reinforce its safe use with patients.
Use proper body mechanics and universal precautions when providing patient care and homemaking services.
Recognize limitations and seek assistance as needed.
Communicate patient-care issues and pertinent changes in patient condition to the RN, therapist, or case manager verbally or in writing.
Record care provided and pertinent patient-condition changes on the Aide Flow Sheet.
Work collaboratively with the RN in charge to meet the needs of physicians, coworkers, management, and other departments.
Provide patients and families with emotional, social, and spiritual support during illness and bereavement.