CNA Home Team
Company: Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice
Location: Saukville
Posted on: January 28, 2023
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Job Description:
"Come Grow With Us"Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice's
Mission is simple: "Our Promise is to provide compassionate care
and quality of life to all those in need." Health insurance family
plan at a bi-weekly cost of less than $100 Our promise to
you:Patients and families we serve come first!You will never be
reprimanded spending too much time assisting a patient or
family!Pride in serving with a well-regarded community supported
organization!Considerably less weekend and holiday
rotations!Quality support to assist you in being your best!Very
competitive wage and benefits!1. Practices infection control
techniques.2. Knowledge and application of policies and procedures
of SSRCH.3. Organizes and maintains safe patient care and work
areas.4. Documents patient care on a timely basis according to
policies.5. Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.6.
Responds to emergency situations.7. 100% Accountability for all
Personal Behaviors Exhibited, including:a. 100% Accountability for
self-professional behaviorb. 100% Accountability for addressing
professional behaviors of others.PATIENT CAREProvides care and
services according to the patient's plan of care.Assists the
patient in activities of daily living including personal grooming,
feeding, drinking, toileting, bathing, skin care, nail care,
dressing, transferring and walking; provides fresh water and
nourishment between meals.Assists with ambulation, transfer of, and
exercise of patient.Maintains a clean, safe and comfortable
environment.Gives emotional support to the patient/family.Provides
prescribed treatments, after training by RN and a return
demonstration.Reports status/observations of assigned patients to
RN caring for the patient.Attends Interdisciplinary Team meetings
as requested.Assists the nurse in care and treatment measures
including giving enemas, changing dressings, collecting specimens,
applying compresses, applying other treatments and taking vital
signs.Assists the nurse in caring for patients with special
equipment or apparatuses or requiring special procedures.Light
housekeeping duties as assigned.Promptly answers patients' call
lights and/or requests.Works effectively as a member of the
Interdisciplinary Team in the delivery of care and assists in the
orientation of new employees.Performs other related duties and
responsibilities as deemed necessary.HOME CAREAssists patient with
self-administration of premeasured oral medications.Provides
temporary respite care for patient/family.Prepares meals and
assists patients with eating.Promotes patient's
independence.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTCompletes 12 continuous
education hours per year.Participates in SSRCH - provided education
and employee meetings.Obtain CHPNA certification within 3 years of
being eligible to take the exam.PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONSAffirms the
knowledge, philosophy and principles of hospice care.Maintains
patient confidentiality.Instills confidence in the patient by
maintaining a neat and attractive appearance and performing duties
in a competent and caring manner.Required to work reasonable
amounts of overtime (when approved by supervisor) and flexible
hours. Available to work weekend and holiday rotation schedule.Able
to maintain healthy boundaries.WORKING CONDITIONSPhysical
Requirements: Frequent ambulation; constant bending, lifting,
twisting, pushing and pulling; push wheelchair with patient,
reposition patients, bilateral manual dexterity; climb up and down
stairs; able to sit for extended periods of time; manual dexterity
to operate computer and other office equipment.Home Care: Locate
and drive to and from patients' homes and to meetings at other
locations as necessary.Mental Requirements: Read, speak, write and
understand English; cognitive processes to interpret patient
condition and contact Team Leader and/or case manager; ability to
add, subtract, multiply, divide and ability to work independently
with indirect supervision.Working/Environmental Conditions:
Fast-paced changing environment, with multiple directives from
several disciplines.Home Care: Requires work in patient homes,
nursing homes, CBRFs, etc., with no control over environmental
conditions.Machines, Equipment, Tools Used: Hoyer lift; bed scale;
heat l& suction equipment; Foley catheter; TED stockings;
calculator; thermometer; blood pressure equipment; bed boards; bed
cradle; feeding tube; automobile; pager; telephone and
computer.Exposures: Reasonably anticipated exposure to blood, other
body fluids or other potentially infectious materials, hazardous
equipment, assorted chemicals, gases/vapors and other pollutants.
Possible exposure to patient's pets and communicable diseases or
infections.Personal Protective Equipment Required: Assorted gloves;
assorted masks, utility gloves; protective eyewear; impervious
gowns; impervious aprons.PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONSCertificate/License Requirements: Current inclusion
on the State of Wisconsin registry as eligible to provide services
in a licensed and certified hospice/home health organization;
re-certification as required. Certified in CPR BLS according to the
American Heart Association and/or Red Cross.Homecare: Valid
Wisconsin driver license upon hire and proof of car insurance;
renewal as necessary.Experience Requirements: Must be at least
eighteen (18) years of age. Six months experience working as a
nursing assistant preferred. Interest in working with terminally
ill individuals.Education Requirement: Successful completion of a
formal Certified Nursing Assistant program; of Hospice orientation
program provided by SSRCH; must meet the annual in-service
requirements.Communicative Skills: Able to communicate directions
to patients and family members and volunteer personnel; able to
describe patient condition to physician, nurses, patients and
family members and offer comfort; able to recognize and respond to
nonverbal cues and communication.Benefits:401(k)Disability
InsuranceEmployee Assistance ProgramLife InsurancePaid Time
OffWaiting period may applySchedule:8 Hour
ShiftWeekendsExperience:Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)EMR systems: 1
year (Preferred)CNA: 1 year (Preferred)License:CPR (Required)
Keywords: Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice, Milwaukee , CNA Home Team, Other , Saukville, Wisconsin
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