Job Description

Hospice CNA

Schedule:

• After your orientation period - your typical schedule will be Monday to Friday, 8 AM to PM.
• On a usual day, most of our CNAs see 5-7 patients.
• You will typically spend 45 minutes to 60 minutes with each patient.

What you’ll be doing:

• You’ll see your patients wherever they consider home (personal residence, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities). We provide quality care regardless of circumstance to a variety of different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
• If you have patients in facilities, you may be responsible for charting within the facility EMR.
• You will care for patients and complete documentation at the bedside on a company provided cellphone.
• You’ll provide direct patient care such as bathing, peri-care, dressing, mouth care, assisting to toilet, incontinence care, repositioning in bed, and assisting with meals.
• You will tidy the immediate area and change bed linens for the patient.
• Expect to spend time driving between patients every day. Your mileage between patient visits is reimbursable.
• You’ll need to make sure you maintain an adequate level of supplies in your vehicle to provide patient care. You’ll pick up new supplies at the branch office in your area.
• You’ll be responsible for working closely with each RN case manager to communicate patient status changes, as well as patient or family concerns.
• Part of your visits will consist of training the caregivers to provide personal care to their loved one, while remaining within your scope of practice.
• You’ll be responsible for coordinating visit times with the patient or caregiver for all assigned patients.

What we’re looking for:

1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent and completion of CNA course. Must attend 12 hours of in-service training supervised by a Registered Nurse on a rolling 12-month basis. Competency of the CNA is assessed in the home every 14 days. The CNA does not need to be present unless there is an area of concern. Otherwise, an onsite evaluation occurs once a year. Has not had a lapse of 24 consecutive months where the aide has not provided services for compensation.
2. Licensure / Certifications: Current certification with State Board of Nursing, or current registration with Department of Facilities Service in the State of North Carolina/ South Carolina.
3. Experience: No prior experience required. Two years experience with hospice, home health or oncology preferred.
4. Essential Technical / Motor Skills: Must be able to demonstrate sufficient dexterity to take patient’s vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, etc.) and to measure patient intake and output. Ability to

speak clearly for patient communication. Must be able to communicate and be literate in the English language.

1. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to develop positive interaction with patients, families, physicians and staff to effectively care for the patients.
2. Essential Physical Requirements: Assisting patients with activities of daily living that require pushing, moving, or lifting. Positioning of patients, giving patient’s bath, ambulating patients requires much physical effort. Must be able to use proper body mechanics to lift at least 45 pounds. Ability to drive an automobile.
3. Essential Mental Abilities: The ability to follow detailed and diverse instructions for assisting several patients in the daily living routine requires long and short-term memory. Ability to perform duties without on-sight supervision.
4. Essential Sensory Requirements: Must be able to visually assess patients. Utilize sight for documenting and ambulating patients. Utilize hearing to take blood pressures and effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
5. Exposure to Hazards: Frequent exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious diseases, needle puncture wounds. May be exposed to dangerous animals and traffic hazards while home visiting. May encounter patients and other situations that present a potential threat to personal safety. May encounter temperature changes and weather extremes.
6. Other - Hours of Work: Flexible schedule to accommodate staffing needs, which may include weekends/holidays, rotating shifts and on-call. Overtime only as approved
7. Population Served: All patient populations from infants through geriatric with life limiting illness.
8. Driving: Will be required to drive. Must have reliable transportation. Will be subject to the Safe Driver Policy.