Part Time Hospice CNA - Baytown

Deercreekseniorliving; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 19,286 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

The Pennant Group, Inc. through Nova Hospice is seeking a Hospice Aide to support patients in their homes under RN supervision. Duties include observing and documenting patient status, providing personal care to promote comfort, and ensuring safety in daily activities.

Qualifications include state training program completion or licensure, 18+ years old, CPR certification, and a valid driver's license. Candidates should demonstrate empathy and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Meets training requirements of the State or an approved program.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care.
• Current CPR certification and valid driver's license.
• Empathy for the ill and ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform personal care, baths, grooming and feeding as assigned.
• Observe patient and report changes to the Case Manager.
• Maintain safety and proper use of equipment and supplies.
• Assist with ambulation and activities as directed by staff.
• Keep patient living area clean and document care provided.
• Adhere to care procedures, documentation and confidentiality.

Skills

Good oral and written communications

Good organizational skills

Education

State training program completion or licensure

Job description

Job Description Summary

The hospice aide is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs various services for a patient as necessary to meet the patient's personal needs and to promote comfort. The hospice aide is responsible for observing the patient, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed. The hospice aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety ofa patient's care.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Responsibilities of the hospice aide include, but are not limited to, the following: Performing personal care needs after given a patient\'s assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
• If unable to perform a certain task, report to the Case Manager immediately.
• Meeting safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2 etc.)
• Giving personal care including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos and changing bed linen as often as assigned.
• Assisting in dressing and undressing patients as assigned.
• Assisting in feeding the patient as assigned.
• Taking and recording oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.
• Providing proper care and observation of patient\'s skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.
• Reporting on patient\'s condition and significant changes to the Case Manager.
• Also aware of the caregiver or other individuals living with the patient and interpersonal issues.
• Assisting in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.
• Offering and assisting with bedpans and urinals.
• Providing assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.
• Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.
• Keeping patient\'s living area clean and orderly, as assigned.
• Adhering to the organization\'s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
• Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Respectful of patient and family/caregiver environment and patient\'s personal needs.
• The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job.
• The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Position Qualifications

Meets the training requirements of the State. Effective August 14, 1990, a person who has successfully completed a state established or other training program that meets the requirements of S 484.36(a) and a competency evaluation program, or state licensure program that meets the requirements of S 484.36(b), or a competency evaluation program or state licensure program that meets the requirements of S 484.36(b). At least 18 years of age. Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given. Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill. Satisfactory references from previous employers. Is self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision. Secure with issues of death/dying. Provides a calm manner when in a patient\'s home. Has empathy for the needs of the ill, injured, frail and the impaired. Possess and maintains current CPR certification. Demonstrates tact, patience and good personal hygiene. Licensed driver with a dependable automobile that is insured in accordance with organization requirements and is in good working order.

Job Limitations

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.

Skills Required

Good oral and written communications Good organizational skills

Working Conditions

Community home environment Exposure to infectious diseases In and out of automobile

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

At Nova Hospice, we strive to provide excellent care. Our goal is to help patients maintain the highest quality of life in the comfort of their own home. We understand the importance of family and we do our best to treat their family like our own. We are here to support, listen, and respond to patients care with compassion and understanding.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.