CNA/LNA

Hospice of Havasu has been the only not-for-profit hospice care provider serving Lake Havasu and Bullhead City since 1982. Our team is made up of compassionate, skilled professionals who are dedicated to excellence, value collaboration, and contribute every day to our mission of delivering care and compassion with dignity.

We offer a supportive, team-oriented environment where employees enjoy strong leadership, flexibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to do meaningful, rewarding work.

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GENERAL JOB SUMMARY

Under the direction of a RN or LPN, Certified Nurse Assistants/Licensed Nursing Assistant are an important part of the patient care team. The CNA/LNA  will perform various direct basic patient care activities within his/her scope of practice in the home or facility setting.  All care is designated in the patient’s plan of care as determined by Hospice of Havasu’s interdisciplinary team. This position has no supervisory responsibility. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Certificate.
• Graduation from a Certified Nursing Assistant Program.

Training Requirements: (Credentials, licenses or certificates)

• Must have and maintain Arizona CNA or LNA licensure/certification.
• Current CPR Certification.

Experience:

•  Two years of CNA/LNA experience preferred.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Hospice philosophy of care preferred.
• Patient’s Rights.
• Knowledge and support of agency’s safety and OSHA policies.
• Understanding of HIPAA Privacy Standards and related agency policies.
• Demonstrated understanding and compliance with agency policies, including but not limited to documentation, continuing education, work schedules and required HR documents.
• Customer service principles.

Demonstrated Behavioral Competencies:

• Cope with multiple losses.
• Maintain professional boundaries with patients, families, community and staff.
• Work with diverse social and economic situations without imposing own values.
• Manage stress in a healthy way.
• Sensitivity to others.
• Sensitivity to confidential matters.
• Acceptance of diversity.
• Maintain cultural competency and humility.
• Positive, professional attitude and appearance.
• Ethical and honest.
• Self-Management with minimal supervision.
• Relate effectively with patients, physicians, community, etc.

Special Requirements:

• Ability to operate a motorized vehicle and is auto insurable with minimum coverage as follows:  $100,000 bodily injury per person, $300,000 bodily injury per accident and $50,000 property damage and have reliable transportation for work in the community and surrounding areas. 
• Ability to travel with-in the agency’s service area of 1.5 hours distance to/from the home office. Other travel may include occasional overnight trips to attend conferences etc.
• On-call hours may be assigned to include nights, holidays and weekends. Hours may be flexible.
• Participate in and complete all continuing education activities as assigned in a timely manner.
• Follow all State of Arizona laws for Mandatory Reporting.
• Adhere to Hospice of Havasu’s Standards of Behavior.

This job description is not an employment contract. Hospice of Havasu may exercise its at-will rights at any time. The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills, and/or abilities to perform the job. Rather they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. Hospice of Havasu reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.  Nothing in this job description restricts managements’ rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job. 

Hospice of Havasu is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.