Certified Nursing Assistant/Hospice Aide (PRN)

Job description

I. General Summary A qualified person who provides direct patient care and/or housekeeping duties in the home or homelike setting under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. II. Mission Statement: This facility is operated by Allegiance Healthcare Hospice and Palliative Care. Our Mission is to provide the highest standard of care to our patients and the entire community that surrounds each patient. We strive to holistically meet their spiritual, social and clinical needs in the most peaceful, dignified and comforting manner possible. III. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: The Hospice Aide shall provide services established and delegated in the POC, record and notify the primary registered nurse of deviations according to standard practice including, but not limited to the following: - Perform simple one-step wound care if documentation of in-service for that specific procedure in the aide’s personnel record. All procedures performed by the aide must be in compliance with current standards of nursing practice. - Provide assistance with mobility, transferring, walking, grooming, bathing, dressing or undressing, eating, toileting, and/or housekeeping needs. Some examples of assistance inc...