Job Details

Hospice of Marion County, a member of Empath Health, is seeking a CNA (PRN) to join our team!

Under the direction of a nurse, the CNA/Home Health Aide is responsible for providing care and/or assisting with that care when appropriate.  The CNA/Home Health Aide should be able to respond sensitively to patient/family needs by observing and reporting any changes to include physical, spiritual, social and emotional to the patient’s nurse or supervisory nurse.  The Hospice CNA/Home Health Aide is required to work where needed and will be reassigned to another Care Center based on business needs. 

The CNA is responsible for:

• Physical care of patient: Provides services per the plan of care to include: bathes patient, changes linens on patient bed, feeds patient, assists patient with ambulation and transfer, assists patient with range-of-motion exercises/positioning, reinforces dressings as needed, and follows infection control procedures and Standard Precautions against Bloodborne Pathogens, and other duties as assigned by primary nurse or RN Clinical Manager (RNCM) according to the CNA progress note.
• May be required to perform light housekeeping in the patient area including but not limited to laundry, taking out trash, meals, dish washing, cleaning, and disinfecting equipment, replenishing supplies, dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping.
• Assists other Hospice team members in the instruction of the primary caregiver and family re: physical care, disease process, and emotional support of the patient.

Requirements:

• • Experience: One to Three Years of training and/or experience required. One year of experience in a long term care facility strongly preferred.
  • Licensure:
  o Valid Florida Board of Nursing certification (CNA License).
  o Valid Florida State Driver’s License This is only required if colleague chooses driving herself/himself as mode of transportation when reassigned to work at another facility. This is not a requirement if the colleague chooses an alternative means of transportation when reassigned to another facility based on business needs. Regardless of the mode chosen, both are at the colleague’s own expense, with the exception of mileage reimbursement eligibility when traveling between facilities while on company time.
  • Continuing education: Meets State/Federal certification guidelines including 12 hours annual in-service.
  • Certifications:
  o Valid CPR certification from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
  • Demonstrated experience in caring for the terminally ill and others with life threatening illnesses is preferred.
  • Typing/keyboarding skills using a tablet and/or computer strongly preferred.
  • Must be able to remain flexible and work at alternate facility where there is a business need for reassignment for one or more shifts at an alternative facility. When this occurs, the colleague is responsible for their own transportation to the alternate facility and at their expense. If mode of transportation is self-driving to that facility, the colleague must maintain an active, valid driver’s license and proof of valid automobile insurance, both of which will be placed in the colleague’s HR file.

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