Harmony Hospice Full-Time CNA

Harmony Hospice•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Hospice Aide is a paraprofessional member of the home care team who works under the supervision of a registered nurse and provides personal care services to meet patients’ needs. The aide observes patients, reports and documents observations and care performed, and is assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity, and safety. Assignment requires successful completion of a competency evaluation program. The hospice aide is also part of the interdisciplinary team. The role includes personal care, meal preparation and feeding assistance, certain measurements and simple procedures when ordered and when the appropriate competency has been demonstrated, mobility and exercise assistance, support with medication self-administration, laundry, and attention to patient safety. The aide reports significant changes in patient condition to the assigned nurse, follows organizational documentation and care standards, completes annual in-service training, and attends scheduled case conferences for patients in their care. The hospice aide must not perform duties considered nursing practice under the applicable State Nurse Practice Act, including administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing procedures requiring a nurse’s training, knowledge, and skill, such as sterile techniques.

Requirements

Successfully complete a state-approved training and competency evaluation program and be listed in good standing in the state nurse registry.
If aide services have not been provided for a continuous period of 24 months or longer, complete another training and competency program before providing services.
Be at least 18 years of age.
Be able to read and follow written instructions and document care given.
Be self-directing and able to work with little direct supervision.
Demonstrate empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
Demonstrate tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
Be a licensed driver and have an automobile that is insured according to organization requirements and in good working order.
Do not perform duties considered nursing practice under the State Nurse Practice Act, including administering medications, taking physician’s orders, or performing procedures requiring a nurse’s training, knowledge, and skill.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including bathing, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, changing bed linen, dressing and undressing assistance, nail and skin care to prevent breakdown, toileting assistance, and keeping the patient’s living area clean and orderly as appropriate.
Plan and prepare nutritious meals.
Assist with feeding the patient when necessary.
Take and record oral, rectal, and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered and when appropriately trained and competency has been demonstrated.
Assist with ambulation and exercise according to the plan of care.
Perform range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service when ordered and when appropriately trained and competency has been demonstrated.
Assist the patient with self-administration of medication.
Do the patient’s laundry as appropriate.
Meet patient safety needs and use equipment safely and properly, including foot stools and side rails.
Report the patient’s condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse.
Follow the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Attend 12 clock hours of in-service training annually during a 12-month period.
Attend scheduled Case Conference meetings as part of the Interdisciplinary Group to discuss patients in the aide’s care.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, protect agency assets, act ethically and with integrity, report non-compliance, and follow applicable laws, regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and organizational policies and procedures.