CNA / Certified Nursing Assistant - Hospice Aide
On-siteIndependence, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Provide 1:1 personal care including bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, and repositioning. Monitor and report changes in patient condition, assist with ambulation and transfers, and help with self-administered medications per state regulations. Offer emotional support and companionship to patients and families while maintaining accurate documentation and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team. Perform light housekeeping tasks such as changing linens and assisting with meals. Work M-F 8a-5p in Independence, OH, providing dignity and comfort to terminally ill patients and their families in a supportive environment.
Required Qualifications
- Meet the training requirements of the state of practice
- Minimum of six months experience including providing personal care
- Must be 18+ years of age
- Complete a minimum of 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training, 16 of the 75 hours of classroom must be complete prior to a mandatory 16 hours of practical training
- Possess and maintain current CPR certification
- Ability to read and follow written instructions and document care given
- Understands hospice philosophy, comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill
- Ability to work with little direct supervision
- Ability to handle death/dying
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Good Organizational Skills
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