Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Hospice- Full Time, Days
Job description
The Hospice CNA is a paraprofessional member of the Home Care team who works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and performs various personal care services as necessary to meet the patient's/client's needs. The home health aide is responsible for observing patients/clients, reporting these observations and documenting observations and care performed. The Home Health Aide will be assigned in a manner which promotes quality, continuity and safety of a patient's/client's care.
Essential Job Functions
- Provides personal care including: Back rubs; Oral hygiene; Shampoos; Changing bed linen; Assisting patients/clients with dressing and undressing; Skin care to prevent breakdown; Providing simple dressing changes; Assisting the patient/client with toileting activities; Keeping patient's/client's living area clean and orderly, as appropriate; bathing patients and other duties as assigned by the RN.
- Prepares nutritious meals.
- Assists in feeding the patient/client, if necessary
- Takes and records temperatures, pulse, respiration and blood pressure when ordered
- Assists in ambulation and exercise according to the plan of care including Range of Motion.
- Adheres to assignment as designated by supervising nurse and documents care provide d.
- Does patient's/client's laundry, as
- Meets safety needs of patient/client and uses equipment safely and properly (foot stools, side rails, )
- Reports on patient's/client's condition and significant changes to the assigned
- Adheres to the Organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional
- Assists in administering of medications that are ordinarily self-administered in home setting
- Commits to one hundred (100%) patient and customer satisfaction by always exhibiting a courteous and helpful manner during interactions with others, including patients, families, visitors, physicians, students, and co-workers.
- High school graduate
- Must be 18 years of age and meets the training requirements in accordance with State and Federal
- Must be active on the IDPH registry for Certified Nursing
- Able to read and follow written instructions and document care
- Self-directing with the ability to work with little direct supervision.
- Empathy for the needs of the ill, injured frail and
- Current CPR certification is required.
- Possesses and maintains a valid driver's license and current automobile insurance and has the availability of personal and dependable mode(s) of transportation to conduct home
- Full Time
- Shift: Days (8-hr shifts)
- Unit/Department: Hospice Home Care Department in Harvey
- CBA Code: Non-Union
For nearly a century Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us!
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UChicago Medicine Ingalls is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
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