POSITION OBJECTIVE:

To provide safe personal care and support for the terminally ill, in the Patient's Home, under the direction of the Patient Care Director and/or RN Case Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• High school diploma or GED required. 
• Completion of 105 hours CNA Certification program (need a copy of Certificate). 
• Current/active CNA License 

AND 

• Minimum six (6) months (one [1] year preferred) CNA/HHA experience, within the last twenty-four (24) months, in the home health, long-term care, or hospital setting. 

OR 

• RN nursing students who have successfully completed courses with a grade of “C” or better and who currently possess an active CNA License will be said to have met the above qualifications.
• Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of him/her or others in the workplace. 
• Must have a current motor vehicle operator’s license and have access to an automobile with current automobile insurance coverage. 
• For CNA, Home Care must be able to drive independently to all patients/family/ clients’ homes. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Gives client care per agency policies and procedures, following a written Plan of Care.
• Appropriate and safe techniques in personal hygiene and grooming that include: bed bath, sponge bath, tub bath, or shower bath. Shampoo: sink, tub, or bed. Nail and skin care. Oral hygiene. Toileting and elimination needs, emptying commode and catheter bag; cleansing, removing, and replacing ostomy bag. Normal range of motion and positioning, ambulating with the use of a gait belt. Changing linens, adequate nutrition, fluid intake, and output.
• Assists patients with various rehabilitation activities under the direction of a
• licensed therapist or RN. 
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure when assigned.
• Meal preparations. 
• Assists patients with feeding and feeds patients unable to feed themselves. 
• Observes patient’s condition and reports significant changes in status to the appropriate nurse.
• Computer documents care per agency policies and procedures. 
• Manages care of assigned patients in a timely fashion. 
• Maintains a clean, safe, and healthy environment in the patient care area. 
• As a member of the interdisciplinary team participates in patient care conference
• as assigned to promote holistic care. 
• CNA/Home Health Aide will maintain good personal hygiene and conduct him/herself in a polite and professional manner. 
• CNA/Home Health Aides must maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients. This includes confidentiality of personal matters and patients’, coworkers’, and Agency business.
• Maintains respect for the patient, his or her privacy, and his or her property. 
• Attends educational opportunities and in-services in accordance with agency guidelines to improve clinical practice. 
• Must be willing to be cross-trained in other departments within the agency.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor. 
• Adheres to all Stillwater Hospice policies. 
• Adheres to Stillwater Hospice’s dress code policy.
• Adheres to Stillwater Hospice privacy practices as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and/or other agency committees or task forces when requested.