CNA / Certified Nursing Assistant - Hospice Aide

About the role

Adoration Health is seeking a Hospice CNA to join their team in Altoona, PA. The role involves providing 1:1 care, monitoring and reporting changes in the patient's condition, assisting with mobility, medication assistance, emotional support, and light housekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Personal Care: Bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and repositioning
• Mobility: Assisting with ambulation, transfers, ROM exercises, and safe equipment use
• Medication Assistance: Helping with self-administered medications per state regulations
• Emotional Support: Offering companionship and comfort to patients and families
• Light Housekeeping: Changing linens, assisting with meals, and maintaining a clean space
• Documentation: Maintaining accurate and timely documentation
• Team Participation: Collaborating with hospice interdisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months experience including providing personal care
• Must be 18+ years of age
• Complete a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training, 16 of which must be completed prior to 16 hours of practical training
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification
• Understand hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill
• Able to work with little direct supervision
• Able to handle death/dying
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Good organizational skills

About Our Line of Business

Adoration Health, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides quality and compassionate services in the comfort of home, supporting patients, families, and caregivers during their time of need. The company empowers patients to live with dignity, find fulfillment, and celebrate a life well-lived. Employees and caregivers are proud to be part of the Adoration team and the mission of the company.