Hospice Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Completion of a New York State-approved Home Health Aide and Certified Nurse Aide training program, with both HHA and CNA certificates.
• Current driver's license free of serious violations.
• A vehicle is required for the position.

Responsibilities

• Assist with hygiene and grooming, including bathing, hair shampooing, nail and skin care, oral hygiene, toileting and assistance with elimination, and weights; perform health-related tasks and personal care procedures.
• Assist with activities of daily living and, for HHA duties, instrumental activities of daily living such as answering the phone and doing laundry.
• Meet patients' nutritional needs through meal preparation, cleanup, and feeding when needed; assist with special-diet meal preparation under professional direction and understand adequate nutrition and fluid intake.
• Observe patients and report relevant information effectively; for CNA duties, report clinical or body-function changes to the RN Case Manager.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA law and policy, and maintain the security of patient records.
• Follow hand hygiene, waste-disposal, personal protective equipment, supply/tote bag, Standard Precautions, and basic infection-control procedures.
• Explain the duties and functions of the Interdisciplinary Team, including the role of the HHA or CNA, as appropriate.
• Document according to agency standards and follow patient-focused clinical and organizational administrative policies and procedures.
• Establish priorities, organize work and time, anticipate problems, and modify plans and procedures to provide solutions.
• Communicate supportively with patients and families in an understandable and culturally appropriate manner.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment and assist with safe transfers, positioning, and ambulation; demonstrate normal range of motion.
• Assist patients with medication reminders when performing HHA duties.
• Read and record temperature, pulse, and respiration; take vital signs as required for CNA duties.
• Recognize emergencies and apply appropriate emergency procedures.
• Respect patients, their privacy, and their property.
• Carry out assignments with an understanding of basic nursing home and assisted living/developmentally disabled care issues.
• Serve as a mentor to new aides in the CNA role.
• Float between community work without a caseload and the Inpatient Unit.

Benefits

• An additional $1.50 per hour added to the base pay rate.