Homecare Hospice CNA PRN

Schedule : PRN, minimum requirement of 2 shifts in a 4 week period (Monday-Sunday, anytime)

This position provides personal care and home management tasks at patient's residence, under the supervision of a RN Case Manager.

What are the essential duties day to day?

• Follows the nurse aide care plan to provide compassionate care to the patient in the areas of personal hygiene, elimination, feeding, and mobility.
• Reports changes in patient's condition, concerns about patient and / or family to appropriate nursing staff in a timely fashion and participates in interdisciplinary team conferences as necessary.
• Works collaboratively with the IDG and other departments in achieving patent care goals.
• Documents patient care according to agency policy and procedures; documentation is clear, complete, concise, and timely.
• Responsible for professionally managing time, people, medical supplies, and technology.
• Establishes and adheres to a timeframe for patient visits in coordination with patients, families and facility staff members.
• Maintains a clean, safe and comfortable environment for the patient.
• Teaches and / or reinforces home safety, energy conservation and sanitation.
• Provides light housekeeping tasks.
• Assists with, or provides, meal preparation and related tasks.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and creates successful interpersonal relationships with patients and families.
• Complies with organizational nurse aide standards.
• Participates in staff training and education programs.
• Average of 4-6 visits a day

Here is what our employees have to say!

Though it is very rewarding work, it also comes with challenges :

In hospice care, you are dealing with grief. It is important to find ways to not take the heaviness of it all home with you. Many of our employees find that what helps them on those hard days is to find joy in the fact that they were able to be there to comfort that patient, help them feel cared for, and make a difference in the time they had with them.

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