Hospice Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)/Home Health Aide

Trinity Health•THHS - Johnson Memorial Home Care & Hospice, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Hospice Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) /Home Health Aide We have opportunities in the following areas: Waterbury Region, Meriden Region, Hartford Region. Our hospice home health aides provide paraprofessional services to our patients in their homes, following physician orders and in compliance with the state's Nurse Practice Act, any applicable licensure/certification requirements and our policies and procedures.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required.
Active CT, CNA certification in good standing
Completion of federally compliant training program as required by law/regulation and successful completion of a competency evaluation program.
Documentation of one year’s employment as an aide in an institution, home care, or hospice setting.
Must have current Driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from work site.

Responsibilities

Follows care plan developed by RN.
Reports client changes in condition to RN, as described on care plan.
Assists clients with personal care activities including bathing, mouth care, denture care, skin care, grooming, bathroom privileges, transferring, ambulation, and dressing and undressing activities.
Assists clients with household tasks including, planning and preparing meals, feeding, light housekeeping, changing linens, making bed, and laundering clothes and bedding.
Measures and records client’s oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse respiration and blood pressure as ordered.
Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extension of therapy services as assigned.
Assists clients in self-administration of medication. This procedure must be assigned by an RN and documented in the clinical record. The Home Health / Hospice Aide shall not administer medication of any kind.