CNA / Certified Nursing Assistant - Hospice
Abode Hospice · Glenwood Springs, CO · 3 mo ago
Healthcare$21–$22/hrFull-time
About the role
Abode Hospice of Colorado is seeking a passionate, dedicated Hospice CNA to join our team. Our hospice CNAs provide dignity, comfort, and support at a critical time in people’s lives.
Responsibilities
- Personal Care: Help with bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and repositioning
- Monitor & Report: Observe and report changes in the patient’s condition
- Mobility: Assist with ambulation, transfers, ROM exercises and safe equipment use
- Medication Assistance: Help with self-administered medications per state regulations
- Emotional Support: Offer companionship and comfort to patients and families
- Light Housekeeping: Change linens, assist with meals, and maintain a clean space
- Documentation: Maintain accurate and timely documentation
- Team Participation: Collaborate with hospice interdisciplinary team
Qualifications
- Meet the training requirements of the state of practice
- 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 the 75 hours of classroom must be complete prior to a mandatory 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
Benefits and Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
- Tuition discounts & reimbursement
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous PTO
- Mileage reimbursement
- Access to wellness and discount programs such as Noom, SkinIO (Virtual Skin Cancer Screening), childcare, gym memberships, pet insurance, travel and entertainment discounts and more
About Our Line of Business
At Abode Hospice of Colorado, our primary ambition is to bring first-class care to the warmest and most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of hospice services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families.