PRN Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant at Signature Healthcare at Home in Lincoln City, Oregon

Job Description:

OVERVIEW

Now Hiring!

PRN Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Coverage Area: Newport to Yachats

Office Location:

Signature Healthcare at Home

798 SE Hwy 101

Lincoln City, Oregon 97367

Work Schedule:
Need PRN help during, Monday - Friday, 7 to 4 or 8 to 5

Overview:

We work in healthcare because we have a desire to help people. We stay in healthcare because the passion to help and educate grows with each patient and family we meet. The connections that are developed and nurtured during the time that care is being provided is the heartbeat of what we do and why we do it. If you want to provide quality patient care to individuals and their family members during an important time in their lives, Signature Healthcare at Home will give you the training, support, and resources to fulfill your passion.

At Signature Healthcare at Home our professional clinical staff have the time to provide one on one patient care, resulting in quality patient care. They provide education with the family and patient. Most of our positions have flexible work schedules that are Monday through Friday which offer a good work-life balance. Our professional clinical staff work in a collaborative environment and have weekly team meetings to discuss the patient's plan of care.

At Signature Healthcare at Home you can build that patient relationship and have strong work collaborative relationships. You have a voice; you are recognized, and you are appreciated! What is your passion and what do you want out of your healthcare career?

Signature Healthcare at Home offers competitive pay and mileage reimbursement. For Full Time and Part Time positions Signature Healthcare at Home offers cell phone, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Plan, very generous PTO plan up to 4 weeks of paid time off and 6 paid holidays, life and disability insurance, employee referral bonus, continuing education and higher education reimbursement program. Excellent career growth opportunities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The hospice aide is a paraprofessional member of the interdisciplinary group who works under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs various services for a patient as necessary to meet the patient's personal needs and to promote comfort. The hospice aide is responsible for observing the patient , reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed .

• The hospice aide will be assigned in a manner that promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient's care .


• Performing personal care needs after given a patient's assignment and attending to his/her requests promptly . If unable to perform a certain task, report to the Case Manager immediately .


• Meeting safety needs of patient and us i ng equipment safely and properly (foot stools , side rails, etc . )


• Giving personal care including baths, back rubs, oral hygiene, shampoos and changing bed linen as often as


• Assisting in dressing and undressing patients as


• Planning and preparing nutritious meals as assigned .


• Assisting in feeding the patient as assigned .


• Taking and recording vitals when ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills competency.


• Providing proper care and observation of patient's skin to prevent breakdown of tissue over bony


• Reporting on patient's cond i tion and significant changes to the Case Manager. Also aware of the caregiver or other individuals living with the patient and interpersonal


• Assisting in ambulation and exercise as instructed by the hospice nurse or


• Offering and assisting w i th bedpans and urina l Providing assistance as assigned with light laundry needs.


• Performing range of motion and other simple procedures as an extensional therapy service as ordered with appropriate completed/demonstrated skills


• Providing respite for patient's/family/caregiver when on-site, as appropriate .


• Keeping patient's living area clean and orderly, as


• Adhering to the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional


• Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and


• Respectful of patient and family/caregiver environment and patient's personal needs .

• Must be 18 years or older.


• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a CNA in this state.


• Current CPR Certification.


• Must have a valid driver's license and current automobile insurance.


• Understand philosophy of hospice concept and the needs of the terminally ill.


• Must be comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill, with empathy towards the needs of the ill, injured, frail and impaired.


• Must be secure with issues of death and dying.


• Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles and ages.


• Must be a self-starter and use good judgment in difficult situations.


• Willing to be on call and place patient's needs first.

Or contact:

LaDawn Fronapel

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Signature Healthcare at Home
E: ladawn.fronapel@sighch.com
C: 503-756-5453

Signature Healthcare at Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.