Hospice CNA - Full Time

About the role

Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, one of the nation’s largest home-based care providers, is seeking compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as Hospice Nursing Aides. We are consistently recognized as a great place to work, offering exceptional care, a collaborative culture, and opportunities for professional growth and ongoing development. With strong organizational stability and a commitment to excellence, Enhabit empowers team members to build forward-moving careers while expanding what’s possible for care in the home.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care tasks, including changing bedding and clothing, bathing hospice patients, and helping with hygienic routines such as brushing teeth and washing hair.
• Maintain wound dressings to ensure they remain clean and dry.
• Instruct family members on basic health-care routines to support the care of their terminally ill relatives.
• Consult regularly with supervising registered nurses to keep the hospice team informed about patients’ progression and the families’ needs.

Qualifications

• Meet one of the following requirements:
  • Minimum of one year full-time experience in direct client care in an institutional setting (hospital or nursing facility).
  • One year of experience within the last five years in direct client care in a home health or hospice setting.
• Registered and listed in good standing on the nurse aide registry in the state of employment.
• Basic demonstrated technology skills, including operation of a mobile device.

Education and Experience, Preferred

May demonstrate an active willingness to learn required skills in lieu of existing technology skills.

State-Specific Education and Experience Requirements

• Alaska: Must hold a home health aide certificate.
• Alabama: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Arkansas: May be a nursing student who has demonstrated competency in providing basic nursing skills with submitted documentation from the director or dean of the school of nursing, in lieu of being a CNA.
• Arizona: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Colorado: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Connecticut: Must hold a certificate as a certified nursing assistant.
• Delaware: Must have completed one year in a department-approved facility setting; or completed 75 hours of instruction training with practicum and supervision; or be a student nurse and completed clinical practicum.
• Florida: Must hold a home health aide certificate.
• Georgia: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Idaho: Must hold a certificate as a certified nursing assistant.
• Illinois: Must hold a certificate as a certified nursing assistant.
• Indiana: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Kansas: Must hold a home health aide certificate.
• Kentucky: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Louisiana: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Maryland: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Massachusetts: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Mississippi: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Missouri: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Montana: Must hold a home health aide certificate.
• Nevada: Must hold a certificate as a certified nursing assistant.
• New Mexico: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• North Carolina: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Ohio: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Oklahoma: Must hold a certificate as a certified nursing assistant.
• Oregon: Must hold a certificate as a certified nursing assistant.
• Pennsylvania: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Rhode Island: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• South Carolina: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Tennessee: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Texas: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Utah: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Virginia: No additional state-specified education or experience requirements.
• Washington: Must hold a home health aide certificate.
• Wyoming: Must hold a home health aide certificate.

Requirements

• Possess a valid state driver’s license.
• Maintain automobile liability insurance as required by law.
• Maintain dependable transportation in good working condition.
• Be able to safely drive an automobile in all types of weather conditions.
• Complete training and competency evaluation in compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Possess CPR certification.