Hospice Nursing Assistant

VIA Health Partners • Huntersville, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

VIA Health Partners is seeking a Hospice Nursing Assistant to provide personal care and support to patients and their families in the South Lakes Region, including Huntersville and North Charlotte. The role includes assisting with activities of daily living, performing approved patient-care procedures, maintaining patient and family safety, and providing housekeeping services necessary for patient health and safety. The assistant participates in interdisciplinary team and special case conferences, identifies patient and caregiver needs for referral to appropriate team members, and maintains accurate, timely clinical documentation. The position requires effective teamwork, professional accountability, time management, continued professional development, and maintenance of current licensure, CPR certification, and continuing education requirements. Depending on designation as NA 1+4 or NAII, additional permitted duties may include specified wound, ostomy, catheter, oxygen, IV, nutritional, suctioning, and tracheostomy care activities. The position also includes local travel and may involve cleaning patient rooms and shared facility areas and ensuring supplies are appropriately stocked.

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred; training or certification in a related field required.
• Certified Nursing Assistant; must maintain current listing status.
• Must be in good standing with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• At least 1 year of experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in home care, working with terminally ill patients, and/or geriatrics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, transfers, positioning, ambulation, range-of-motion exercises, meal preparation and feeding, and elimination care.
• Perform patient safety and infection-control procedures, including handwashing, isolation techniques, universal precautions, and specified CPR or Heimlich procedures.
• Perform assigned special procedures, including taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, applying heat or cold, preventing and caring for pressure ulcers, changing clean dressings, and providing postmortem care.
• Provide housekeeping services necessary for the health and safety of patients, families, and caregivers.
• When functioning as an NA 1+4, perform designated additional activities such as sterile dressing care for wounds over 48 hours old, wound irrigation, ostomy care, replacement of an existing urinary catheter following nursing assessment, and oxygen setup and flow-rate monitoring.
• When functioning as an NAII, perform designated additional activities such as fecal impaction removal, specified IV-fluid-assisted activities, specified nutritional activities, oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy care, and the additional procedures listed for NA 1+4.
• Attend and participate in interdisciplinary team and special case conferences; maintain effective working relationships with team members and refer identified patient or caregiver needs to appropriate team members.
• Ensure clinical documentation is accurate, complete, succinct, and timely and follows HPCCR guidelines and licensure and certification standards.
• Maintain competency, current professional licensure, CPR certification, and CEU requirements; pursue professional development and incorporate current information and methods into practice.
• Maintain productive professional relationships with external agencies and healthcare providers, manage time effectively, and plan the workday while responding appropriately to crises.
• Clean patient rooms and the family room as required, keep facility areas clean and properly stocked, use the appropriate cleaning chemicals, and use protective equipment when handling chemicals.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental plans through BCBS.
• 28 days of paid time off.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching.
• Programs honoring veteran patients.
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN) certification.
• Orientation and onboarding program.
• Career guidance from experienced hospice leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED