Hospice Aide CNA
About The Position
As a per diem CNA Hospice Aide, you provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients and support their families during end-of-life care. The role focuses on assisting patients with daily living activities while promoting comfort, dignity, and emotional well-being. Working closely with the hospice care team, you provide respectful, individualized care in accordance with each patient's care plan and written instructions from a registered nurse. The position also includes documenting and reporting changes in patient status, assisting with prescribed exercises, performing simple urine tests, and completing assigned homemaking and environmental services. The posting describes this as a per diem position. The listed hourly pay range is $14.00 to $23.85, based on full-time employment; actual pay depends on factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.
Requirements
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance.
- Current state certification or registration as a nurse assistant (CNA), in accordance with state requirements.
- Current CPR certification.
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 assisting with ambulation, transfers, range-of-motion activities, positioning, and 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 according to the plan of care; receive the 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.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
