Hospice CNA - Homecare - Full Time Days - Faith Hospice

Brief Description

MAKE A CAREER MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Welcome to Faith Hospice. A place where your skills and passion are appreciated. A place where you can make a difference and be a champion in someone’s life. A place where you can nurture and grow your career. You’ll find all that and more at Faith Hospice. We offer a culture of serving with love and compassion, a faith-based mission, and a commitment to excellence and innovation.

What It Means To Be Their Champion

We are here to make a difference in the lives of our hospice patients and their loved ones. Caring for them. Encouraging them. Comforting them. Always providing the compassionate support they need and the dignity they deserve. From medical and emotional care to pain management and bereavement counseling, we are here to be your shoulder to lean on, your compassionate caregiver, and your confidant.

In other words: we’re here to be your champion.

Our Faith Hospice staff experience a rewarding, supportive work environment, excellent staffing ratios, and a generous customizable benefits plan

The Benefits Of a Rewarding Career

Beyond the personal rewards that come from being a Faith Hospice team member, there are a number of tangible benefits that will help you grow personally and professionally.

HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS

DENTAL & VISION INSURANCE

LIFE INSURANCE

DISABILITY INSURANCE

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS

TUITION ASSISTANCE

PAID HOLIDAYS

PAID-TIME-OFF ACCRUALS

403B WITH EMPLOYER MATCH

ON-SITE DHS REPRESENTATIVE

Job Summary

Performs individualized client/patient care activities and related household services involved in caring for the personal needs and comfort of clients/patients.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists patients with activities of daily living including bathing, grooming, dressing, oral care, etc.
• Follows Plan of Care (POC). Duties include changing, assisting with toileting needs, ostomy and catheter care, applying ted hose/ace wraps, assisting with exercises, meal preparation, and assisting with medications that are self-administered.
• Observes and maintains accurate record of patient’s physical and mental condition; reports any unusual signs or changes in patient’s condition or behavior, accidents, and/or injuries to appropriate nursing personnel.
• Builds and maintains trusting relationships with patients and their families/caregivers; provides emotional support as needed.
• Instructs patients and their families/caregivers regarding patient care.
• Maintains communication with other disciplines and family members/caregivers to facilitate quality patient care.
• Performs light housekeeping of patient’s home such as making beds, changing linens, removing trash, washing dishes, etc.
• Completed documentation will be submitted within required timeframe.
• Participates in Holland Home and Faith Hospice in-service programs to maintain and improve specialized skills.
• Attends staff meetings and discipline specific meetings as required.
• Performs patient care in a compassionate manner in accordance with the mission and values of Holland Home.
• Understands patient rights and incorporates them into daily practices.
• Supports and models by conduct the Holland Home Code of Conduct to patients, employees and public.
• Meets Holland Home’s standards for confidentiality.
• Utilizes the Positive Approach to Care™ methodology in accordance with the mission and values of Holland Home.
  
  

Other Duties & Responsibilities

• Assures patient has necessary medical supplies.
• Identifies safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.\
• Is responsible to obtain information presented at staff meetings and discipline specific meetings when unable to attend.
• Attendance at required annual in-services is mandatory.
• Weekend and/or Holiday hours may be required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• The job requires knowledge normally acquired through a general high school diploma or equivalent plus completion of a state-approved nursing aide training program.
• Experience working with the elderly is desirable.
• Experience working with hospice patients is desirable.
• Current Michigan CNA certification is required.
• Reliable transportation is required.
• Proof of a valid Michigan driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance is required. The incumbent is also required to have reliable transportation to make home visits
  
  

Special Skills & Abilities Required

• Ability to work with patients who are at end of life.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with members of the interdisciplinary team, patients and their families in situations requiring courtesy, tact, respect and patience.
• Written and computer skills necessary to maintain required documentation.
• Ability to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
• Ability to meet Holland Home’s standards for attendance.
• Ability to meet the general health requirements as set forth by the polices of Holland Home, which includes a physical examination, TB testing and seasonal flu shot.
  
  

Mental & Physical Demands

• Pressures related to completing required documentation in a timely manner and dealing with the concerns and emotional needs of clients/patients and their families/care givers.
• Ability to transfer/ lift/ turn/position/assist clients/patients, reach/stoop/bend/kneel/crouch, and utilize the equipment and devices necessary in providing prescribed care to clients.
• Ability to access homes of clients/patients which may not be barrier free.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Normal client/patient care environment with minimal exposure to infectious conditions and communicable diseases when using standard precaution methods.
• Work involves travel to homes of clients/patients with occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions.
• Occasional exposure to potential undesirable environments.