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CNA- CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT- PRN - HOSPICE - Madisonburg Pennsylvania
Company: Grane Home Health and Hospice Location: Madisonburg, Pennsylvania
Posted On: 04/19/2024
Our Company Grane Home Health & Hospice Overview PRN - Our PRN Hospice Aide/CNAs are the heart of our organization who support patients by performing personal care services as necessary to meet the patient's needs. - We are proud to have some of the best and brightest individuals in the healthcare industry on our team. We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. - Apply today! - PRN benefits include: - 401(k) program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Vendor discounts
Responsibilities - Perform personal care needs
- Plan and prepare nutritious meals and assist in feeding the patient when necessary
- Take and record temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure when ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency when on patients plan of care
- Assist in ambulation and exercise, as instructed
- Assist patient in self-administration of medication
- Meet safety needs of patient and use equipment safely and properly
- Report on patient's condition and significant changes to the assigned nurse
- Keep the patient's living area clean and orderly
- Provide respite for patient's family/caregiver when on-site, as appropriate
- Ensure compliance with all state and federal legal and regulatory requirements
- Additional responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications - Meets the training requirements of the State
- Completed a minimum of seventy five hours of classroom and supervised practical training Sixteen hours of classroom must be completed prior to a mandatory sixteen hours of practical training
- Minimum of six months experience including providing personal care
- At least eighteen years of age
- Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given
- Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill
- Satisfactory references from previous employers
- Ability to work with little direct supervision
- Secure with issues of death/dying
- Provides a calm manner when in a patient's home
- Possess and maintains current CPR certification
- Demonstrates tact, patience, and good personal hygiene
- Successfully completes a probationary period
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