Inpatient Hospice Aides - Multiple positions and shifts

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description 

St. Anthony’s Hospice is currently seeking Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) –Full-time and PRN for working at our inpatient hospice facility – the Lucy Smith King Care Center.  

PRN staff are those who work on an as-needed basis without a specific guarantee of hours each week. Because St. Anthony’s promotes from within the organization, PRN positions provide you the best opportunity for future part time or full time hours.

 

Hospice Care Aide 

Lucy Smith King Care Center

 

Classification:             Non-Exempt (full time, part time or PRN)

 

Reports To:                   Lucy Smith King Care Center Director

 

Position Summary:  The Hospice Care Aide is responsible to provide care to LSKCC patients in accordance with the patient’s Plan of Care and the direction of the patient’s nurse and/or physician.

 

Essential Job Functions:

1. Completes personal care duties such as bathing, feeding, oral hygiene, hair care, nail care, foot care, dressing/undressing, shaving, elimination needs, reposition, etc. as assigned by the Registered Nurse to promote hygiene and comfort.
2. Assists with examinations and treatments under the supervision of the Registered Nurse including but not limited to measuring vitals, measuring intake and output, catheter and colostomy care and post mortem care.
3. Performs housekeeping duties that promote the health and safety of the patient such as changing bed linens, checking/stocking supplies, emptying waste baskets, removing dirty linens and towels and general tidiness of patient rooms.
4. Provides activity to promote the patients’ physical and psychological well-being including but not limited to assistance with ambulation and assistive devices, range of motion exercises, patient transfers and repositioning.
5. Completes clinical documentation that supports daily tasks and patient’s Plan of Care.
6. Communicates with patients, families and team members to share and elicit information related to patient care and treatment.

 

Professional Qualifications:

• Must be a Certified Nurse Assistant or have previous patient care experience.
• Must be familiar with the use of computers including internet navigation and email use.
• Must demonstrate commitment to Hospice concept of care.

• Must meet all legal and regulatory requirements of both federal and state governments as well as Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation and JCAHO.

 

Physical Qualifications:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position to complete patient documentation. 
• Must be able to frequently move throughout the LSKCC to attend to the needs of patients and families.
• Must be able to communicate verbally, via email and in writing with patients, families, nursing staff, physicians and visitors.

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and push/pull 50 pounds, 8-12 times per day to perform essential job functions of bathing, transferring and providing general patient care.

• Regularly exposed to blood, body fluids, cleaning chemicals and other potentially harmful substances while caring for patients and completing housekeeping duties. Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.
• Must be able to use medical equipment and devices needed to care for and treat patients. 
• Must be able to operate a computer and basic office equipment.

 

 

 

 

7am-7pm or 7pm-7am

3 shifts per week = full time

PRN schedules are up the discretion of the Care Center Director