Hospice Alliance
Reports to: Palliative Care & Hospice House Manager
Hours: Shifts are 12 hours and either 7am to 7pm or 7pm to 7 am. Participation in weekend and holiday rotations are a requirement.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Summary
A Certified Nursing assistant performs nursing procedures and patient care tasks as outlined by a patient’s plan of care.
Physical Demands
This job requires an employee to stand, talk and hear. There is frequent standing and walking, and occasionally a CNA is required to sit, bend, kneel, stoop or crouch. This position requires frequent use of hands and fingers and may require reaching in front or above shoulders, feeling or grasping. The employee will frequently lift up to 35 pounds, and occasionally move 100 pounds.
Work Environment
Work is performed in the Hospice Alliance residential facility, On occasion, if a Hospice House CNA works in the field, this would be in patient homes, skilled nursing facilities or any other place that a patient calls home. In these environments, there is a potential for exposure to animals, smoke, unpleasant odors and a vulnerability to contagious diseases or infections.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Administers patient care under the direction of the RN and as instructed by the CNA care plan
- Reports changes in the client’s condition and/or needs to the RN Case Manager
- Provides personal cares, including but not limited to bathing, shampooing, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, shaving, dressing.
- Performs household tasks essential to health care, including but not limited to meal preparation and feeding, laundry, light housekeeping.
- Accurately documents provided cares and submits the documents and pertinent observations following Hospice Alliance policy and procedure.
- Attends CNA in-services to ensure compliance with the state requirement of 12 continuous education hours per year.
- Communicates effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team
- Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- High School Graduate preferred
- Must have current, valid Wisconsin Nursing Aid certification
- Previous Hospice/Palliative experience preferred