CNA

**Florida Certified Nursing Assistant License (CNA) Required** **Required Shift: Full Time 8:30am-5pm M-F with alternating weekends & rotating holidays** **Job Summary:** To provide personal care and related services for the hospice patient and to assist the family with patient care. **Responsibility:** - Provides direct and personalized care based on the patient’s individualized Aide Care Plan, determined by a Registered Nurse. If aide care plan is not clear, or patient’s condition has changed, aide is responsible for reporting immediately to a Registered Nurse for reassessment. - Assists the patient to attain and maintain good personal hygiene. - Encourages the patient to be as independent as possible and maintain. Assisted Daily Living (ADL's), according to the patient's abilities and condition. - Offers emotional support to the patient/family, as needed. - Communicates always to the patient/ family with respect and dignity. Documents all interactions and collaborations timely and accurately on every visit/ phone call performed. - Communicates to Registered Nurse or clinical staff to provide and replenish any medical supplies and equipment, as directed. - Reports any change in the patient's mental, emotional, and/or physical condition to the designated clinical interdisciplinary team members (nurse, social worker, chaplain, manager), as directed. - Completes documentation accurately, concisely and in a timely manner, as appropriate. - Documents patient visit actions and interventions performed and not performed with reasoning not completed in the electronic patient record. - Contributes to overall team functioning by responsible participation. - Actively participates in weekly Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) meetings, when possible. - Actively participates in Organizational and Team meetings. - Actively attends additional continuing education, in-service, and/or community event opportunities, when possible. - Performs other duties as needed and as directed by clinical management. - Completes successfully and timely at least 12 hours of continuing education per calendar year. - Completes timely and professionally all needs required by the clinical manager or Registered Nurse to ensure Quality of Care, Infection Control, Compliance, and Customer Service Improvement initiatives are met. - Completes all mandatory tasks and modules before the designated deadline. - Completes successfully all the packet forms and material requirements outlined in the Annual Competency Evaluation. - Communicates directly with supervisor/ manager any variations in scheduling, visit requests, customer feedback, or other needs immediately after change awareness. - Other duties as assigned. **Core Values**: Innovation: We embrace change and are always looking at creative ways to solve problems and serve new populations. Integrity: We are honest, hardworking, fiscally responsible professionals driven solely by the well-being of our patients, their loved ones, and the communities we serve. Collaboration: We know we cannot achieve everything we want without working hand-in-hand with each other, with our healthcare partners, and with the community. Celebration: We believe in the importance of celebrating life and relationships. Education: We believe it is important not only to serve the community but to educate community members about our services and the role we can play at the end of life. **Education/Experience:** Must be 18 years of age or older. High school diploma, or general education degree (GED) preferred; one to three months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience; successful completion of a nurse aide training program that meets State and Federal requirements; and, good standing on the Florida State Nurse Aide Registry. **Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:** Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) meeting the requirements of State of Florida and Medicare regulations. Valid Florida Driver's License.…