Hospice Inpatient Unit CNA - All Shifts (Madison IPU)

Location: Madison Inpatient Unit

0.6-0.8 FTE (24-32 hours/week) | All Shifts
AM Shift: 7a-3:30p
PM Shift: 3p-11:30p
NOC Shift: 11p-7:30a
Includes weekend (every other) and holiday (3/year) rotations
No mandatory overtime
Low patient ratios: 6-8:1
Sign-on bonus: up to $3,000

About the role

Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are a CNA who values meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference.

The CNA IPU is responsible for patient and family satisfaction by assisting with activities of daily living, providing light homemaker help, following the plan of care, communicating changes in condition, and documenting care. The CNA IPU provides patient and family-centered care consistent with Agrace philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living:
  • Assist with ambulation, changing position, and moving to/from sitting and standing
  • Help with bathroom functions like toileting and incontinence care
  • Help bathe, shower, dress, provide oral care, and groom
  • Assist with eating and drinking
  • Perform post-mortem care
  • Obtain vital signs
  • Assist with treatments
  • Anticipate and respond to patient needs and round on patients
• Provide homemaker assistance:
  • Perform light housekeeping such as changing linens, doing laundry, tidying room, and removing trash
  • Deliver patient supplies
  • Deliver food and beverages
• Communication:
  • Read, understand, and follow the plan of care
  • Document cares and changes in patient condition in electronic health record
  • Document and report significant changes in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate Interdisciplinary Team Member (e.g., client abuse/neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms, or violence)
  • Reinforce patient and family education
• Miscellaneous:
  • Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services
  • Precept new staff and students
  • Delegate tasks to volunteers as appropriate

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Graduation from an accredited Certified Nursing Assistant program
• Current, unrestricted Nursing Assistant Certification in state of employment
• One-year personal care experience, hospice, or home health (preferred)
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Basic Microsoft Office skills
• Experience using electronic health records
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational intellectual property
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions

Benefits

• Competitive salary with free parking
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +)
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development

About Agrace

For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying, and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill, or grieving.

At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures, and traditions of our staff, patients, and clients. Together, we pursue a vision in which every Agrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve. We foster a culture of belonging that celebrates people’s uniqueness and leads to meaningful, empathetic connections.