Anthem Hospice Full Time CNA- Tucson

Centrix Health Resources; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthem Hospice seeks a Certified Nursing Assistant to provide compassionate, hands-on care in patients' homes or care facilities across the Tucson area. You will work with nurses and the interdisciplinary team to assist with daily living, comfort, and dignity.

This position offers flexible scheduling for full-time or part-time candidates who are passionate about quality care and supporting families during difficult times.

Qualifications

• One year of direct patient care experience in an institutional setting.
• Proof of state certification may be required or applicable.
• High school diploma or equivalent required/preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living and personal care.
• Support patient comfort and safety in the home or care facility.
• Monitor and report changes in patient condition to the nurse.
• Assist with meals and basic nutrition needs.
• Support mobility and safe transfer using approved techniques.
• Assist with routine treatments as directed by nurses or physicians.
• Maintain clean, safe environment and proper infection control.
• Document care provided and patient responses per the plan.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team activities and quality improvement as needed.

Skills

Direct patient care experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Proof of state CNA certification

Job description

Anthem Hospice is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered care that supports both patients and their families through every stage of their healthcare journey. Serving communities throughout Arizona, our interdisciplinary team focuses on dignity, comfort, emotional support, and quality of life through personalized care plans.

As a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with Anthem Hospice, you will play an essential role in providing compassionate, hands-on care and support to patients in the comfort of their homes or care facilities. Working closely with nurses and the interdisciplinary care team, you will assist with daily living activities, personal care, and patient comfort while building meaningful connections with patients and families. This position offers flexibility in scheduling and work hours, making it ideal for both full-time and part-time candidates who are passionate about delivering quality care and making a difference each day.

FUNCTION

The Certified Nursing Assistant is an employee, trained to provide personal care and services to the terminally ill to augment that care given by family members. She/he functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Nurse and/or the Nurse Supervisor.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs only those personal care activities contained in a written assignment which may include: Helping the patient to maintain good personal hygiene.
• Assisting in maintaining a safe and healthy environment.
• Planning and preparing nutritious meals. Grocery shopping when instructed to do so by the nurse. Assisting in feeding patient when needed. Assisting in measuring and preparing special diets as ordered by the physician, and taught and supervised by the nurse for a specific patient.
• Assisting the patient in ambulation. Assisting with the use of a walker or wheelchair as taught and supervised by the nurse for a specific patient.
• Assisting with certain treatments as ordered by the physician and taught and supervised by the nurse for a specific patient including assisting with the change of the colostomy bag, reinforcement of a dressing, assisting with prescribed ice cap or collar, doing simple urine tests for sugar, acetone or albumen, measuring intake and output, and may assist with medications that are ordinarily self-administered.
• Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises which the Certified Home Health Aide and patient have been taught by the nurse or the physical therapist.
• Encouraging the patient to become as independent as possible according to the interdisciplinary care plan.
• Attempting to promote patient's mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest.

Other Responsibilities

• Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the patient and other members of the household.
• Reports any change in the patient's mental or physical condition or home situation to the Renaissance Hospice Nurse and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Teaches basic care to the primary caregiver.
• Practices infection control measures per OSHA standards.
• Reads and records temperature, pulse and respiration.
• Keeps accurate records of patient's health care activities on interdisciplinary charts.
• Evaluates patient/family needs and assists in the preparation and execution of the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Completes a minimum of 12 hours of in-services per year.
• Participates in at least one Quality Improvement activity yearly.

The Home Health Aide May Not

• Change sterile dressings.
• Irrigate body cavities (such as an enema).
• Irrigate a colostomy or wound,
• Perform a gastric lavage or gavage.
• Catheterize a patient.
• Administer medications except those that are self-administered,
• Apply heat by any method.
• Care for a tracheotomy tube.
• Suction a patient.
• Do any personal health service which has not been included in the patient care plan by the Nurse.

DIRECTION RECEIVED

• Reports directly to the Sunrise Health Services Nurse and/or the Sunrise Health Services Nurse Supervisor.
• Receives clinical direction from the patient's primary nurse.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
• Proof of state certification, if applicable.
• One-year direct patient care experience in an institutional setting.

Special Requirements

• Ability to travel per job requirements.
• Telephone available in home.