PRN Hospice Aide (CNA), ProHealth Home Health and Hospice - Birmingham, AL

ProHealth Home Health & Hospice • Birmingham, AL

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About The Position

Provides personal care services to terminally ill hospice patients as needed, under the direction and ongoing supervision of a registered nurse. Supports patients and their families, including during bereavement, and works as part of the Hospice team in accordance with the interdisciplinary group (IDG) care plan.

The aide assists with personal care, mobility, meals, and other essential household tasks; may take and report vital signs when assigned by an RN; and provides compassionate emotional support. The role requires maintaining current competencies and certifications, following safety and infection-control procedures, attending annual in-service education, and promptly reporting changes in a patient’s condition or family situation to the Hospice office and RN. Requires reliable transportation, a current driver’s license, and auto liability insurance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduate of an approved training and competency course; CNA required.
• Meet federal Home Health Aide training and competency requirements.
• Ability to work independently and make accurate, sometimes quick, judgments.
• Ability to respond appropriately to crises outside a hospital setting.
• Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural, and religious modes.
• Current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Provide evidence of an annual TB test and other state-required tests or examinations.
• Ability to work independently, make judgments based on assessments and available data, and act accordingly.
• Flexibility, innovation, good interpersonal skills, and ability to cope with mental and emotional stress while demonstrating emotional stability.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to odors, blood, body fluids, excrements, adverse environmental conditions, and hazardous materials.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including lifting or transferring patients.
• Ability to provide evidence of sight and hearing, or appropriate adaptive devices that enable the senses to function at the level required for essential duties.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of experience as a nursing assistant.
• Active patient contact within the past 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, including bathing and care of the mouth, skin, and hair.
• Assist patients with bathroom needs, bedpan or commode use, bed transfers, and ambulation as ordered in the care plan.
• Perform taught range-of-motion exercises.
• Perform incidental household services essential to the patient’s well-being at home.
• Prepare meals, including special-diet meals.
• Take a patient’s temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure when assigned by a registered nurse.
• Assist with shopping when the patient has no other available resource.
• Provide emotional support and compassionate care to patients and families, including through listening, encouragement, and patient communication.
• Maintain required competencies and skills, including participating in initial and ongoing RN supervision and evaluation on assigned cases and an annual performance review.
• Immediately report changes in a patient’s condition or family situation to the Hospice office and RN.
• Follow OSHA Standard Precautions, infectious-disease protocols, and all policies and procedural guidelines.
• Attend at least 12 hours of in-service education programs per year.
• Maintain current certification as required by the state.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED