Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Details

Level

Entry

Job Location

Largo - Largo, MD

Position Type

Full Time

Salary Range

$20.00 - $30.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage

Road Warrior

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Health Care

Description

Want to join our Team? We are currently looking for dedicated Certified Nursing Assistants to join our team. As a Certified Nursing Assistant, you will assist with providing care for those with life-limiting illnesses, helping patients and their caregivers navigate end-of-life care with compassion. You will work with your team's RN Case Managers, Social Workers, and Chaplains, as well as our Hospice Physicians, to provide the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of care.

Office Location : Largo, MD

Coverage Area : Southern Prince George's County

Status : Full-time, Monday - Friday

Main Responsibilities :

• Under the direction of an RN, perform all required interventions and / or procedures to provide total patient care in the clinical setting according to the plan of care, including turning, transporting, catheter care, bathing, and skin care.
• Report changes in the patient's medical, emotional, spiritual, or psychosocial status to the RN Case Manager or designee to ensure that the interdisciplinary care team remains up to date.
• Using your hands-on, in person experience with each patient, identify and recommend medical equipment and supplies that will help our patients maintain comfort and dignity and ensure families and caregivers are also able to provide this care.
• Provide compassionate care throughout the end-of-life transition.
• Follow nursing assistant standards of practice and meet or exceed HOC quality goals to ensure the best possible outcomes for the patient and family.
• Other specific goals and duties as communicated in your job description and performance goals.

What We Offer :

Qualifications

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About Hospice of the Chesapeake

At Hospice of the Chesapeake, we create meaningful experiences for those in the communities we serve who are experiencing serious advanced illness and loss. We believe truly meaningful experiences come from a partnership between highly skilled and compassionate professionals, our healthcare partners and the patient and family with a primary focus on living each day to the fullest extent possible. We develop care plans to minimize symptoms, articulate what matters most, and remember that each moment matters.

We are Your Hometown Hospice! Over the last 45 years, our team has cared for more than 50,000 hospice patients and nearly 100,000 family members.

To learn more please visit us at hospicechesapeake.org or find us on social media.

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