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Hospice Aide (CNA) – FT Days – Murfreesboro Inpatient Unit
Location:Murfreesboro Inpatient Residence, Murfreesboro, TN
Status:Regular Full Time
Schedule: Rotating schedule, 7a-7p
Alive provides its team members the ability to combine passion for healthcare and love of community in ways that impacts us all. Come serve with us!
SUMMARY
The Hospice Aide is a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) who provides personal care and addresses personal needs under the direction, instruction and supervision of a nurse. Works to promote the patients comfort and assist in providing a safe patient environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * Provides personal care including bathing, hair, skin and nail care, shaving, feeding, dressing, toileting, changing bed linens, etc.
- Treats each patient with dignity, respect, and observes their rights to privacy and confidentiality.
- Partners with the nurse to meet the needs of the assigned patients and families.
- Follows the instructions / directions of the Clinical Director and Charge Nurse.
- Provides emotional support to patients and families.
- Functions as housekeeping for patient rooms: Cleans patient rooms and bathrooms to create safe clean environment in the patient rooms.
- Informs nurse of changes in patient condition or patient needs.
- Works to prevent skin breakdown.
- Completes documentation per procedure including personal inventories on admission.
- Follows the hospice care plan.
- Remains in assigned work area unless directed otherwise by the nurse.
- Gives to oncoming Hospice Aide including changes in patient condition.
- Assists with distribution of dietary trays to patients and returns trays to kitchen when patient is finished.
- Follows Alive Hospice policies and procedures and maintains current standards of practice.
- Involves volunteers in patient care as appropriate and works to enhance the volunteer’s experience.
- Follows Infection Control procedures when providing personal care.
- Passes the Hospice Aide Competency test on an annual basis.
- Orients new Hospice Aide as requested.
- Other duties may also be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, including meeting required competencies. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or GED. Minimum of one year direct patient care or related experience. Professional maturity and ability to respond calmly and effectively in stressful situations.Ability to read and interpret treatment orders and plans. Ability to write documentation of care delivered and result of interventions. Able to speak effectively to peers, patients, families and supervisors relaying important and accurate information. Ability to read and interpret treatment orders and plans. Ability to write documentation of care delivered and result of interventions. Able to speak effectively to peers, patients, families and supervisors relaying important and accurate information. Able to use EMR (Electronic Medical Records).
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Requires Nurses Aide Skills, observation and communication skills and knowledge of hospice care. Requires understanding and ability to clean patient areas according to standard process and good infection prevention practices. Good physical and mental health. Caring, compassionate, tact, patience and good personal hygiene. Reliable transportation is also a requirement.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Current Tennessee CNA Certificate Current and valid Tennessee drivers license and automobile insurance as required by Tennessee State Law.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Requirements
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Current Tennessee CNA Certificate
Current and valid Tennessee drivers license and automobile insurance as required by Tennessee State Law.
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