Hospice Aide (CNA)

Hospice Aide (CNA)Join our St. Croix Hospice Family!As the Hospice Aide, you are a paraprofessional and valued member of the interdisciplinary care team. You will work under RN supervision and focus on quality, continuity, and safe patient care. In this role you will be responsible for timely and accurate documentation of care.JOB RESPONSIBILITIESYou will provide patient care including bathing, nail/skin care, dressing/undressing, dental and other personal hygiene while maintaining a sanitary and orderly environmentYou will offer positive, respectful, and confidential patient/family communicationYou will be responsible for taking and recording vital signs, and assisting with self-administered medicationsYou will plan and prepare nutritious meals, including shopping and feeding the patient as neededYou will assess and report patient's condition and changes to the RN Case ManagerYou will assist in ambulation, exercise, transfers, positioning and support a complete range of motion and other therapy activitiesWe offer amazing benefits including:Growth opportunities both locally and regionallyThe opportunity to work 1-1 with our patients, impacting their life and their familiesTwo medical plan choices, dental, and visionCompany-paid basic life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disabilityPaid time off and paid holidaysCustomized mental health support and employee assistance program (EAP)401k Retirement Plan with up to 4% employer matchingFlexible Spending Account (FSA)SKILLS REQUIREDExcellent interpersonal skills such as communication, empathy, and compassionDemonstrated tact and patienceTime management and organization skillsHigh integrity and a commitment to HIPAA privacy standardsComfortable providing specialized care to the terminally illQUALIFICATIONSAt least 18 years of ageActive Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) designation current with state-specific requirementsLicensed and insured driver with automobile in good working order