PRN Hospice CNA

Affinity Hospice•Madison, AL

13d

About The Position

The hospice aide (CNA) is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse. The aide performs services to meet patients’ personal needs and promote comfort, observes patients, and reports and documents observations and care performed. The position works in patients’ homes, which may have various conditions. The schedule is listed as full-time, 40 hours per week, with a flexible schedule, local travel, and participation in holiday and weekend rotation as appropriate.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Meet state training and certification requirements.
Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
Be a licensed driver with an insured automobile that meets organization requirements and is in good working order.
Able to show empathy for the needs of ill, injured, frail, and impaired people.
Able to stand and walk for prolonged periods, lift up to 50 lbs., and move patients.
Able to work a flexible schedule, travel locally, and participate in holiday and weekend rotation as appropriate.

Responsibilities

Perform assigned personal care and promptly respond to patient requests.
Meet patients’ safety needs and use equipment safely and properly, including foot stools, side rails, and oxygen equipment.
Perform personal care tasks such as baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and changing bed linen as assigned.
Assist patients with dressing and undressing as assigned.
Assist with feeding patients as assigned.
Assess patients’ conditions and report significant changes to the case manager.
Follow the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Do not administer medications, take physician’s orders, or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge, and skill of a licensed nurse, such as sterile techniques.
Perform other CNA duties assigned by management to support department goals and initiatives.