CNA Hospice In-Patient Facility (7p-7a - 36 hours)

Essential Duties

• Provides appropriate and safe personal care while observing protocols to support patient’s dignity. Assignment may include:
  • Bathing (assist, bed bath, shower)
  • Mouth care, skin care, hair and nail care
  • Linen changes and bed making
  • Dressing and undressing
  • Turning and repositioning
  • Transfers
  • Use of Hoyer lift
  • Assisting with ambulation
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Preparing patients for meal time and assisting with feeding
  • Recording intake and output
  • Assisting with elimination needs
  • Maintaining bed in low position with call bell accessible
  • Maintaining side rails up as directed by staff nurse
  • Maintaining good infection control practices.
  • Tidying patient room and family areas
  • Laundering personal laundry
• Reports changes in patient’s condition, concerns about patient and/or family to appropriate nursing staff in a timely fashion.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences, shift report, staff training, agency and departmental meetings and other related activities.
• Monitors and follows Aide plan of care and provides feedback to Staff RN.
• Consistently represents the IPU and agency to all internal and external customers with integrity and professionalism.
• Assists in organizing medical supply, laundry room and family areas according to instructions from nursing staff.
• Documents patient care according to agency policy and procedures; documentation is clear, complete, concise, and timely.
• Weekend rotation is required.