(PRN) Hospice Aide (CNA) - ProHealth Home Health and Hospice (Jasper, AL.)

Job Category: Hospice Staff

Requisition Number: AIDEP002287

Posted: August 12, 2024

Part-Time

Jasper Office
710 Highway 78 W
Jasper, AL 35501, USA

To provide personal care services to the terminally ill hospice patient as needed, under the direction of the RN. To provide assistance and understanding to the family in times of bereavement. To work as a member of the Hospice team in providing Hospice care within the guidelines of the IDG care plan.

Educational/Degree: High school diploma or GED.

Training/Licensure: Graduate from an approved training and competency course.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability: Must meet federal Home Health Aide training and competency requirements. Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments. Ability to respond appropriately to crises outside of a hospital setting. Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.

Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience as a nursing assistant, preferred. Active patient contact within the past three years, preferred.

Requires considerable physical effort most of the day including kneeling, squatting, reaching, twisting, climbing, walking, exposure to temperature and humidity changes and maximal assist in lifting and/or transferring of a 100-pound patient. Must possess sight/hearing senses or use appropriate adaptive devices that will enable senses to function at a level required to meet the essential duties of the position. Must provide evidence of annual TB test and other state-required tests or examinations.

Must be able to work independently, make judgments based on assessments and data available and act accordingly. Must be flexible, innovative and possess good interpersonal skills. Must be able to cope with mental and emotional stress and demonstrate emotional stability.

Be able to tolerate exposure to elements including, but not limited to, odors, blood, body fluids and excrements, adverse environmental conditions and hazardous materials.

Must have a current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance and reliable transportation.

1. Under the direction and ongoing supervision of the registered nurse, provides essential personal care assistance to the patient:

• Bath, care of mouth, skin and hair.
• Bathroom assistance or using bedpan or commode.
• Bed transfers as well as ambulation activities as ordered under the care plan.
• Range of motion exercises which the Aide has been taught by appropriate professional personnel.
• Performing incidental household services essential to the patient’s well-being at home.
• Takes a patient’s temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure if assigned by a registered nurse.
• Assists with shopping if the patient has no other resource available.

• Offers encouragement when appropriate.
• Practices patience in voice and manner.

• Documented initial and ongoing every 14-day supervision and evaluation by RN on each case assignment.
• Participates in annual performance review.

I have read the above job description and understand the duties and responsibilities associated with the position. I can perform the essential functions of this position without specific accommodations.