Compassionate Hospice CNA – In-Home Care with PTO & Benefits

Affinity Hospice; Florence (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO / Sick Time / Holiday Pay

Gas Card Program

Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, VIs?

Job summary

Affinity Hospice is seeking a compassionate hospice aide (CNA) to join our nationally recognized team. Working under a registered nurse, you will provide personal care, monitor patient well-being, and document observations to support comfort and quality of life in patients' homes.

This full-time role requires a high school diploma, current CPR, a valid driver's license, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Meet the training and certification requirements of the State.
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with automobile that is insured in accordance with organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Able to show empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired.
• Prolonged standing and walking required, with the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and move patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform personal care needs after given a patient’s assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
• Meet the safety needs of patients and use equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2 etc.)
• Perform personal care tasks including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos, and changing bed linen as often as assigned.
• Assist in dressing and undressing patients as assigned.
• Assist in feeding the patient as assigned.
• Assess and report on patients’ condition and significant changes to the case manager.
• Adhere to the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
• The hospice aide will not function in any manner, viewed as the practice of nursing according to the Nurse Practice Act. Specifically, the hospice aide will not administer medications, take physician’s orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a licensed nurse, such as sterile techniques.
• Perform other CNA duties as assigned by management to support department goals and initiatives.

Skills

Empathy

CPR certification

Valid driver's license

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Affinity Hospice is seeking a compassionate hospice aide (CNA) to join our nationally recognized team. Working under a registered nurse, you will provide personal care, monitor patient well-being, and document observations to support comfort and quality of life in patients' homes.

This full-time role requires a high school diploma, current CPR, a valid driver's license, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.