Hospice Nursing Assistant

About the role

VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. More importantly we are proud to be a community based, not for profit hospice & palliative care provider. We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization whose funds go to serve our mission. Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of patient care – provides personal care (ADL) including bathing (assist, bed bath, tub bath, shower, and sitz); body mechanics (turn and position, transfer‑chair and stretcher, use of lifts, assist with ambulation, range of motion exercises); nutrition (prepare patient for meal time, feed patients, measure intake and output, prepares snacks and assists with meals); elimination (bedpan/urinal, bowel/bladder retraining, collect/test specimens, perineal/catheter care, apply condom catheter, douches, enemas, insert rectal tubes/flatus bags, empty drainage devises from body cavities/wounds, maintain gastric suction); safety (side rails/call rails, mitts and restraints, CPR/Heimlich maneuver, infection control including hand washing, isolation techniques and universal precautions); special procedures (vital signs including temperature, oral, rectal, axillary; pulse, radial and apical; respirations and BP; height and weight, application of heat/cold, prevention and care for decubitus ulcers, surgical skin preps and scrubs, clean dressing changes, apply ace bandages, TEDs and binders, postmortem care, assist with cough/deep breathing).
• Performs housekeeping services necessary for the health and safety of the patient/family/caregiver.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences (IDT) and special case conferences.
• If functioning as a NA 1+ 4: provides personal care (ADL) as noted above plus sterile dressing for wounds over 48 hours old; wound irrigation; ostomy care or ostomy irrigation; insertion of urinary catheter limited to replacement of an existing catheter after nursing assessment (no irrigation of urinary catheters); oxygen therapy including room set‑up and monitoring of flow‑rate.
• If functioning as a NAII: provides personal care (ADL) as noted above plus breaking‑up and removal of fecal impaction; I.V. fluid‑assisted activities (assemble/flush tubing during set‑up, monitoring flow rate, site care/dressing change, discontinuing peripheral intravenous infusions); nutritional activities (oral/nasogastric infusions after placement verification by a licensed nurse, gastrostomy feedings, clamping tubes, removing oral/nasogastric feeding tubes); suctioning (oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal); tracheostomy care; insertion of urinary catheter limited to replacement of an existing catheter after nursing assessment (no irrigation of urinary catheters); sterile dressing for wounds over 48 hours old; wound irrigation; ostomy care or ostomy irrigation; oxygen therapy including room set‑up and monitoring of flow‑rate.
• Interdisciplinary Team: attends and participates in IDT and special care conferences; assumes responsibility for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with team members; able to identify specific patient/caregiver needs and make referral to appropriate team members.
• Documentation: ensures accurate, complete, succinct and timely clinical documentation in accordance with HPCCR guidelines and licensure/certification standards.
• Professional and Personal Accountability: demonstrates competency in knowledge and skills; maintains VIA professional reputation; assumes responsibility for professional development and staying abreast of current trends; incorporates new information and methods into practice; maintains current professional licensure, CPR certification and CEU requirements; maintains productive and professional relationships with external agencies and healthcare providers; exhibits time management skills; able to plan work day while remaining able to respond appropriately to crisis; may perform other duties as required.
• LDHH: cleans patient rooms as required per patient room cleaning procedure; ensures all areas of facility are clean and appropriately stocked with supplies; keeps family room clean throughout day; ensures proper chemicals are used for cleaning different surfaces; ensures protective equipment is used when working with chemicals (gloves, glasses).

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience required.
• Experience in home care, working with terminally ill and/or geriatrics preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• 403b Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Assistance