CNA - Good Shepherd Hospice House

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Role :

The CNA - Hospice Aide performs personal care, homemaker assistance and defined nursing procedures for patients and their caregivers while under RN direction and supervision.

Qualifications :

• High school diploma or GED or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Current Florida certificate as CNA
• Minimum of six (6) months of CNA or Home Health Aide experience
• Active BLS for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association or Red Cross. Employees hired prior to 12 / 31 / 2022 must obtain certificate prior to 3 / 31 / 2023
• Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms
• Ability to communicate (written and verbal) in English
• Ability to manage the emotional stress of working with and caring for ill patients and their families
• Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements (including, but not limited to : lifting patients and / or equipment, bending, pushing / pulling, kneeling) of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must be able to physically access any facility in assigned area (i.e., navigate stairs and narrow spaces, tolerate heat and lack of air conditioning)
• Must be able / willing to have contact with individuals with communicable diseases

Competencies :

Satisfactorily complete competency requirements for this position

Responsibilities of all employees :

• Represent Company professionally at all times through care delivered and / or services provided to all clients
• Comply with all State, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse
• Comply with Company policies, procedures and standard practices
• Observe Company's health, safety and security practices
• Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within Company
• Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner
• Promote Company through participation in community and professional organizations
• Participate proactively in improving performance at the organizational, departmental and individual levels
• Improve own professional knowledge and skill level
• Advance electronic media skills.
• Support company research and educational activities
• Share expertise with co-workers both formally and informally
• Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position.

Job Responsibilities :

• Maintains competencies / contact hours as required by Company and regulations.
• Provides only patient / caregiver services according to written Aide / Caregiver Plan of Care and Company policies and procedure.
• Practices safe and proper body mechanics relative to moving, positioning and transferring patients.
• Assists patient and or caregiver in maintaining a clean and safe home.
• Provides caregiver relief as part of the Plan of Care.
• Transports supplies, lab specimens, documents and other items needed to meet the Plan of Care as requested by the RN.
• Under the direction or supervision of an RN, the Aide may perform activities that promote activities of daily living.
• Contributes to the development of the Plan of Care by reporting observations to RN.
• Communicates any significant issues or symptoms to the RN or Clinical Manager.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands for Post Offer / Pre-Placement (The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.) :

While performing the duties of this job, the following abilities are required : see; hear; talk; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel.

Frequently required to : safely transfer / ambulate patients; stand; sit; reach with hands / arms; lift; bend; pull; push; balance.

Occasionally required to : stoop / crouch; kneel; climb stairs.

This position requires consent to drug and / or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment is made, as well as on-going compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.