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Hospice CNA - Southeast Metro

Namaste Home Health and Hospice

#CNA #Hospice Care #Vital Signs #Patient Care #Medicare #Medicaid #Home Health #Interdisciplinary Group #Patient Comfort

Quick overview

The hospice aide provides essential personal care and comfort services to patients under the supervision of a registered nurse. Responsibilities include monitoring patient conditions, documenting care, and assisting with daily living activities like hygiene and feeding.

Requirements summary

Candidates must be experienced Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) capable of performing paraprofessional healthcare services. They must be able to adhere to professional conduct standards and follow the Nurse Practice Act guidelines.

professional certificateDocumentationMeal PreparationPatient SafetyVital Signs MonitoringSkin CarePersonal CarePatient ObservationHospice CareRange Of Motion ExercisesAmbulation Assistance

Job description

Have you been searching for a company that puts their employees first?
Namaste Health believes that our healthcare workers are our greatest strength.
Providing life changing service to our Colorado communities starts with our amazing and compassionate employees!
Namaste Home Health and Hospice is looking for a few amazing, experienced CNAs to join our team!
We are flexible on territories and want to work with the right candidates on creating a region and caseload that work for them and our patient population.
Benefits of Joining Namaste Health: Competitive Pay!
Great Work/Life Balance!
Great Culture!
Supportive Team!
Tuition reimbursement available for full time employees!
Generous paid time off accrual!
Company provided mobile device!
Matching 401(k) for part time and full time employees!
Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for full time employees!
JOB SUMMARY The hospice aide is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs various services for a patient as necessary to meet the patient's personal needs and to promote comfort.
The hospice aide is responsible for observing the patient, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed.
The hospice aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient's care.
Pay range for this position is between $30.00 to $33 per visit.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities of the hospice aide include, but are not limited to, the following: Performing personal care needs after given a patient's assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly.
If unable to perform a certain task, report to the Case Manager immediately.
Meeting safety needs of patient and using equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, O2 etc.) Giving personal care including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos and changing bed linen as often as assigned.
Assisting in dressing and undressing patients as assigned.
Planning and preparing nutritious meals, including shopping, as assigned.
Assisting in feeding the patient as assigned.
Taking and recording oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.
Providing proper care and observation of patient's skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony prominence.
Reporting on patient's condition and significant changes to the Case Manager.
Also aware of the caregiver or other individuals living with the patient and interpersonal issues.
Assisting in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or therapist.
Offering and assisting with bedpans and urinals.
Providing assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.
Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.
Providing respite for patient's/family/caregiver when on-site, as appropriate.
Keeping patient's living area clean and orderly, as assigned.
Adhering to the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Respectful of patient and family/caregiver environment and patient's personal needs.
The hospice aide will not function in any manner viewed as the practice of nursing according to the Nurse Practice Act.
Specifically, the hospice aide will not administer medications, take physician's orders or perform procedures requiring the training, knowledge and skill of a licensed nurse, such as sterile techniques.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job.
The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.
The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.
Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.
More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com. Namaste Home Health + Hospice is a Medicare and Medicaid certified home healthcare and hospice agency that has been serving the greater Denver area since 1998.
At Namaste Home Health + Hospice, we believe that choice always exists and that excellent quality of life is always attainable.
Whether we’re caring for a senior after a surgery, supporting a patient’s family member cope with grief, or supporting a loved one with a serious illness, our team will seek to provide care that exemplifies truly Life Changing Service.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record.
No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.

Hospice CNA - Southeast Metro

Hospice CNA - Southeast Metro

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