CNA Hospice Aide

General Description

Responsible for providing personal care to hospice patients and the immediate patient environment.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides direct personal care, including bathing, turning, shampoo, oral hygiene.
• Follows the aide care plan in the provision of services, patient assessment, intervention, and clinical judgment.
• Affirms that all patient care activities are provided according to all state and federal requirements, and are provided according to accepted standards of practice, policy and procedures within Circle of Life's mission statement.
• Provides for timely visits, including evaluation, information visits, follow-up, regular scheduled visits, unscheduled visits and visits at time of death.
• Maintains professional licensure, and participates in educational programs and professional development.
• Communicates any concerns to the primary nurse on a timely basis and documents such in the aide notes.
• Attends work with minimal absences.
• Participates in staff meetings as requested.
• Assists with the mentoring of new staff members.

Minimum Requirements

• Certified Nursing Assistant certification, current CPR certification, current satisfactory TB skin test documentation.
• Minimum one year experience in a healthcare environment, preferably with terminally ill patients.
• Ability to cope with human suffering, emergencies and other stresses.
• A team player and a person of unquestionable personal and professional ethics.
• Requires use of personal vehicle to travel to patient homes or to and from Inpatient facilities.
• Requires valid Arkansas Driver's License, current auto liability insurance, and reliable transportation.