Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Job Description

The Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) is a paraprofessional member, under the supervision of a registered nurse, provides personal care services to meet the patient’s needs and enhance comfort. The CNA is responsible for observing the patient, reporting changes, and documenting the care provided.

SCHEDULE: Full-time, 40 hours per week

What We Offer

• Paid Time Off (PTO), Sick Time, and Holiday Pay 
• Gas Card and Car Maintenance Stipend 
• Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision and more) for full-time employees  
• 401K 
• Employee Assistance Program  
• Tuition Reimbursement for eligible employees 
• Internal Company Advancement
• Free end of life training  
  
  

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Previous healthcare experience preferred.
• Must meet state training and certification requirements.
• Maintain a valid CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license and access to an insured, reliable automobile that meets organizational requirements.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care services based on patient assignments, responding promptly to their needs.
• Notify the case manager if unable to complete an assigned task.
• Communicate with patients and families using positive, respectful, and confidential interactions.
• Ensure patient safety and proper use of equipment (e.g., footstools, side rails, oxygen).
• Assist with personal care tasks, including bathing, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampooing, and changing bed linens as assigned.
• Help patients dress and undress as needed.
• Plan and prepare nutritious meals, including grocery shopping when assigned.
• Assist with feeding as required.
• Measure and record vital signs (oral, rectal, and auxiliary temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure) as directed, ensuring competency in these skills.
• Monitor and care for patients’ skin to prevent tissue breakdown over bony prominences.
• Observe, assess, and report significant changes in patients' conditions to the case manager.
• Be aware of caregivers and other individuals in the patient’s household, addressing interpersonal dynamics appropriately.
• Assist with ambulation and prescribed exercises under the direction of the case manager or therapist.
• Provide range of motion exercises, transfers, and positioning assistance as directed.
• Assist with self-administered medications as permitted by state regulations (e.g., medication reminders).
• Offer and assist with bedpans and urinals.
• Assist with light laundry duties as assigned.
• Perform range of motion exercises and other simple therapeutic procedures as ordered, ensuring demonstrated skills competency.
• Provide respite care for patients' families/caregivers when appropriate.
• Maintain a clean and orderly patient living environment as assigned.
• Adhere to organizational documentation standards, care procedures, and professional conduct guidelines.
• Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement activities.
• Respect patients' personal needs, privacy, and family dynamics.
• Refrain from performing any tasks considered nursing practice under the Nurse Practice Act, including administering medications, taking physician orders, or performing sterile procedures.
• Perform other CNA duties assigned to support department goals and initiatives.
  
  

Skills Needed

• Good oral and written communication.
• Good organizational skills.
• Able to read and follow written instructions.
• Able to document the care provided to patients.
• Understand hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
• Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Secure with issues of death/dying.
• Provide a calm manner when in a patient’s home.
• Able to show empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
• Demonstrate tact, patience, and good personal hygiene.
• Successfully complete 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.
  
  

Affinity Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.