Hospice CNA- OKC

Care; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Care is looking for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) to provide compassionate personal care and support to patients at home. This role involves assisting with daily living activities, maintaining patient hygiene, and ensuring comfort during end-of-life care.

The position offers flexible scheduling options for full-time and part-time candidates who are dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients and their families in Oklahoma City.

Qualifications

• One year of direct patient care experience in an institutional setting.
• Ability to follow care plans and report changes in patient condition.
• Commitment to providing emotional support to patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and emotional support to patients.
• Assist with daily activities like bathing, grooming, and mobility.
• Observe and report changes in patient conditions to the medical team.

Skills

Direct patient care

Compassion and empathy

Communication skills

Basic hygiene assistance

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

Proof of state certification

Job description

# Hospice CNA- OKCOklahoma City , OK 73116## Description### ### **Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)****Flexible scheduling and coverage areas****Immediate Opening: Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)****Full-Time or Part-Time**### **The Company: Anthem Hospice**Anthem Hospice is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care to individuals and families throughout Oklahoma City and the surrounding communities. Our mission is to enhance quality of life by delivering exceptional hospice services that honor each patient's dignity, comfort, and personal wishes. We are seeking caring and compassionate Certified Nursing Assistants to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and their loved ones.As a **Certified Nursing Assistant at Anthem Hospice**, you will play an essential role in providing hands-on personal care and emotional support to patients in the comfort of their homes. You will assist with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, and other personal care needs while observing and reporting changes in patient conditions to the clinical team. Working closely with nurses, social workers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team, you will help ensure patients receive compassionate, dignified care that promotes comfort, independence, and quality of life. This position offers flexibility in scheduling and work hours, making it ideal for both full-time and part-time candidates who are passionate about serving others during life's most meaningful moments.**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.