Hospice Nursing Assistant- HART Central

VIA Health Partners • Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

VIA Health Partners is seeking a full-time Hospice Nursing Assistant for its HART Central team, based at the South Charlotte Office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The role provides hospice patients with personal care and support for activities of daily living, performs applicable nursing assistant procedures according to the assistant’s qualification level, and completes housekeeping tasks needed for patient and family health and safety. The position includes local travel and is listed as a day shift role.

The assistant participates in interdisciplinary team and special case conferences, identifies patient and caregiver needs, makes referrals to appropriate team members, and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues. The role also requires accurate, complete, concise, and timely clinical documentation; professional accountability; maintaining current certification and continuing education requirements; and effective time management, including responding appropriately to crises.

Depending on the assistant’s designation, additional duties may include wound care, ostomy care, catheter replacement after nursing assessment, oxygen therapy, IV-related activities, enteral feeding activities, suctioning, tracheostomy care, and removal of fecal impaction. The job may also include cleaning patient rooms and facility areas, keeping the family room clean and stocked, and using appropriate chemicals and protective equipment.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Experience in home care.
• Experience working with terminally ill patients and/or geriatric patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, transfers, ambulation, range-of-motion exercises, nutrition, elimination, and safety measures.
• Perform applicable special procedures, including taking vital signs, measuring height and weight, applying heat or cold, preventing and caring for pressure ulcers, changing clean dressings, applying bandages or supports, providing postmortem care, and assisting with cough and deep-breathing exercises.
• Perform additional procedures authorized for the assistant’s qualification level, which may include sterile dressing changes and wound irrigation, ostomy care, replacement of an existing urinary catheter after nursing assessment, oxygen therapy, IV-related activities, nutritional procedures, suctioning, tracheostomy care, and breaking up and removing fecal impaction.
• Perform housekeeping services necessary for the health and safety of patients, families, and caregivers.
• Attend and participate in interdisciplinary team and special case conferences.
• Identify patient and caregiver needs and refer them to appropriate team members.
• Maintain effective working relationships with team members and external agencies and healthcare providers.
• Ensure accurate, complete, concise, and timely clinical documentation in accordance with applicable guidelines and licensure and certification standards.
• Maintain competency, professional development, current certification and continuing education requirements, and awareness of developments in healthcare.
• Plan and manage the workday while remaining able to respond appropriately to crises.
• Clean patient rooms and facility areas as required, keep the family room clean and appropriately stocked, and use appropriate cleaning chemicals and protective equipment.

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.
• Guidance from experienced hospice leaders for career growth.

What This Job Offers

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