CNA / Certified Nursing Assistant - Hospice Aide
il y a 8 jours
Las Vegas
Job Description Overview Office Location: 7842 West Sahara Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89117 Coverage Area: Travel throughout the territory is required Schedule: Full Time Monday-Friday Daylight Make a Lasting Impact as a Hospice CNA! At CompassionCare, our Hospice CNAs are truly the heart of our team, providing compassionate, hands-on care to our patients. As a Hospice Aide, you will deliver essential personal care services that help improve the quality of life for patients and their families, ensuring comfort and dignity during their hospice journey. Join a team of dedicated, passionate healthcare professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of others. From day one, you will have the opportunity to experience a meaningful career, knowing your work directly impacts those in need of care. If you’re looking for a role where your contributions truly matter, we encourage you to apply today! Our Comprehensive Benefits Include: • Medical and dental coverage, • Short- and long-term disability, • Life insurance, • Mileage reimbursement, • Generous paid time off, • 401(k) program with company match, • Flexible Spending Account (FSA), • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), • Exclusive vendor discounts Responsibilities • Performs personal care needs when given a patient's assignment and attends his/her requests promptly, • Reports to the Case Manager immediately, if unable to perform a certain task, • Provides patient and family with positive communication techniques, within realm of ethical and respectful care, including confidentiality., • Meets safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2), • Gives personal care including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos and changing bed linen as often as assigned, • Assists in dressing and undressing patients as assigned, • Plans and prepares nutritious meals, including shopping, as assigned, • Assists in feeding the patient as assigned, • Takes and records oral, rectal and auxiliary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency and when on the plan of care, • Provides proper care and observation of patient's skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence, • Reports on patient's condition and significant changes to the Case Manager, • Also aware of the caregiver or other individuals living with the patient and interpersonal issues, • Assists in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist, • Provides normal range of motion and transfers/positioning as directed, • Assists with self-administered medications as allowed by state regulations, such as reminders, • Offers and assists with bedpans and urinals, • Provides assistance as assigned with light laundry needs, • Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency, • Provides respite for patient's/family/caregiver when on-site, as appropriate, • Keeps patient's living area clean and orderly, as assigned, • Adheres to the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct, • Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities, • Respectful of patient and family/caregiver environment and patient's personal needs Qualifications • Meets the training requirements of the State, • Completed a minimum of seventy five hours of classroom and supervised practical training Sixteen hours of classroom must be completed prior to a mandatory sixteen hours of practical training, • Minimum of six months experience including providing personal care, • At least eighteen years of age, • Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given, • Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill, • Satisfactory references from previous employers, • Ability to work with little direct supervision, • Secure with issues of death/dying, • Provides a calm manner when in a patient’s home, • Possess and maintains current CPR certification, • Demonstrates tact, patience, and good personal hygiene, • Successfully completes a probationary period, • This probationary period is to ensure the aide is competent in the above qualifications and is documented by the supervisor and the employee, • Strong oral and written communication skills, • Good organizational skills