CNA - Hospice - PRN With Weekend Availability - Inpatient and InHome

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant provides direct personal care and other support services to hospice patients in their homes and other designated care settings, under the direction of a Registered Nurse and in accordance with each patient’s plan of care. The role serves patients across infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. Clinical duties must follow population-specific guidelines and organizational policies, including National Patient Safety Goals. The position provides personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, supports patients’ comfort, positioning, and mobility, and performs light housekeeping and other patient-related tasks as directed. The CNA contributes to patient safety, reports changes or concerns to the appropriate clinical staff, documents care, and participates in in-service education and performance improvement activities. The role requires driving throughout the designated service area and averages five billable visits per day.

Requirements

Current Georgia Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
CNA license is acceptable as the minimum educational requirement.
Basic nursing assistant skills.
Basic mathematical abilities.
Knowledge of emergency procedures.
Ability to demonstrate therapeutic communication techniques and explain care procedures to patients before starting.
Commitment and willingness to follow supervisory guidelines and work as part of a team.
Ability to perform the job’s listed physical demands, including frequently lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

One year of nursing assistant-related experience.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including bathing, shampooing, nail care, and mouth care, according to the patient’s plan of care.
Assist patients with activities of daily living and self-help skills, leaving their immediate environment neat and clean.
Use proper body mechanics and address patient positioning, mobility, and comfort needs.
Contribute to patient safety and report potential problems or concerns to the Patient Care Manager, RN, or therapist.
Perform light housekeeping in patient homes and other patient-related activities as directed by the RN and hospice plan of care.
Perform an average of five billable visits per day.
Provide respite and/or continuous care for patients and caregivers when applicable and as directed by the RN or Patient Care Manager.
Document care according to service procedures and forward documentation to designated personnel within 24 hours of the visit, maintaining 95% accuracy per record review.
Complete 12 hours of HHA in-service/education programs, plus additional yearly in-services.
Drive throughout the designated service area while adhering to safe driving practices.
Participate in Performance Improvement activities as directed by the Patient Care Manager.
Report patient problems or concerns to the RN or Patient Care Manager.
Assist patients in achieving their activities-of-daily-living goals.
Contribute information to the plan of care by reporting changes in patients’ and caregivers’ functional levels and abilities.