Hospice Aide (CNA)

Job Title: Hospice Aide

Position Scope:
The Hospice Aide is responsible for performing and/or assisting the patient with personal care activities as prescribed on the Hospice Aide plan of care while working under the supervision of an RN.

Essential Functions:

• Performs and/or assists the patient with personal care activities:

- Bed bath, shower, or tub bath

- Skin care

- Back rub

- Hair and nail care

- Oral hygiene

- Catheter care

• Assists the patient with the use of:

- Bedpan

- Bedside commode

- Emptying a catheter

• Assists the patient into a wheelchair or assists the patient to walk if able
• Assist the patient with range of motion exercises, turning and positioning a patient when ordered
• Performs and/or assists the patient/family with light housekeeping in the area where patient care is provided
• Reports patient status changes to the interdisciplinary team as needed
• Maintains current and accurate documentation

Education and Work Experience:

• High School graduate, preferred
• Proof of current nursing assistant certification
• Minimum one (1) year experience
• Valid driver's license and automobile insurance, and reliable transportation

Certification and Licenses:
Licensure in West Virginia and Ohio

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands:
The Hospice Aide sits, stands, bends, pushes and pulls, twist, stretches drives, and lifts intermittently throughout the day. The Hospice Aide must have sufficient strength to turn, lift, and assist patients.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and possession of a valid driver's license.