Hospice Nursing Assistant

Position Summary: Responsible for the provision of personal care for the patient and limited housecleaning chores within a homecare, facility or inpatient setting. Serves as the Nursing Assistant member of interdisciplinary teams to meet specific plan of care goals. Works closely with related disciplines to ensure professional service delivery. Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm.

Delivery of patient care

• Provides personal care (ADL) including the following:
  • Bathing (assist, bed bath, tub bath, shower, and sitz).
  • Body Mechanics (turn and position, transfer-chair and stretcher, use of lifts, assist with ambulation, range of motion exercises).
  • Nutrition (prepare patient for meal time, feed patients, measure intake and output, prepares snacks and assists with meals).
  • Elimination (bedpan/urinal, bowel/bladder retraining, collect/test specimens, perineal/catheter care, apply condom catheter, douches, enemas, insert rectal tubes/flatus bags, empty drainage devises from body cavities/wounds, maintain gastric suction).
  • Safety (side rails/call rails, mitts and restraints, CPR/Heimlich maneuver, infection control including hand washing, isolation techniques and universal precautions).
  • Special procedures (vital signs including temperature, oral, rectal, axillary; pulse, radial and apical; respirations and BP; Height and weight, application of heat/cold, prevention and care for decubitus ulcers, surgical skin preps and scrubs, clean dressing changes, apply ace bandages, TEDs and binders, postmortem care, assist with cough/deep breathing.
  • Performs housekeeping services that are necessary for the health and safety of the patient/family/caregiver.

• High School diploma plus training/certification in related field
• Current SC Certified Nursing Assistant listing status (name listed on SC Nurse Aide Registry)
• Minimum 1 year experience in homecare, working with terminally ill and/or geriatrics preferred.
• CPR certification
• A current valid driver's license