I believe that the care we give can make every moment count.
Compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical excellence thats how our Hospice improves quality of life in the final stages of life. By delivering palliative care by hospice professionals, our patients can spend their remaining days in comfort and peace. Kindred at Home, a division of Kindred Healthcare Inc., is the nations leading provider of comprehensive home health, hospice, and non-medical home care services.
Kindred at Home, and its affiliates, including Gentiva, delivers compassionate, high-quality care to patients and clients in their homes or places of residence, including non-medical personal assistance, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and hospice and palliative care. Our caregivers focus on each unique patient to deliver the appropriate care and emotional support to our patients and their families.
We believe that every moment matters. We believe in compassionate care. Most of all, we believe in dignity and respect for each patient we serve.
As a Certified Nursing Assistant for our Hospice Division, you will:
Provide personal care and selected housekeeping and therapy services to ill, disabled, or injured patients within their home
Assist with basic activities and daily living needs of patients
Perform work assignments in accordance with organizations established policies, procedures, and protocols as directed by your supervisor.
Meet with your PCC, on a regularly scheduled basis to assist in identifying areas for improvement.
Identify patients appropriately before administering treatments, serving meals, etc., as necessary.
Record all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner.
Communicates changes in the patients condition to the Team Leader/PCC as soon as practical.
Report all accidents and incidents you observe on the day that they occur to Team Leader/PCC.
Complete appropriate incident report.
Qualifications
Current and active C.N.A. license
Minimum of six months of experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant preferred
Hospice experience a plus
Ability to provide partial or complete living assistance to patients without assistance from other healthcare workers
Good organizational and communication skills
