Certified Nurse Aide

Coastal Hospice - Brunswick:
Certified Nurse Aide (Part-time)

About Us:

At Coastal, we believe Hospice care is more than a service—it’s a calling. Every day, our team brings comfort, dignity, and peace of mind to patients and families facing life’s most delicate moments. With compassion at our core, we create a workplace where kindness leads, voices are heard, and every role carries purpose. If you’re looking to make a difference in the lives of others while being part of a team that feels like family, we’d love to welcome you.

Job Summary:

The CNA will provide essential care and support to patients, ensuring their comfort, safety, and well-being. This role involves assisting with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and working closely with the nursing staff to deliver high-quality patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Patient Care:Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding.
• Provide mobility assistance, including help with walking, transferring, and positioning.
• Ensure patient comfort by adjusting beds, turning patients, and providing adequate hydration and nourishment.
• Medical Assistance:Measure and record vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure) and report any changes to the nursing staff.
• Assist with basic medical procedures under the supervision of licensed nursing staff.
• Collect specimens for lab tests as directed.
• Observation and Reporting:Monitor and document patient condition and care provided in medical records.
• Report any changes in patient status or behavior to the nursing staff promptly.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Environmental Maintenance:Maintain a clean, safe, and organized patient environment.
• Assist with the cleaning and sterilization of equipment and supplies.
• Ensure patient rooms are stocked with necessary supplies and linens.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work collaboratively with the nursing team to develop and implement patient care plans.
• Participate in training and continuing education programs to stay current with best practices in patient care.
• Support and assist fellow CNAs and healthcare staff as needed.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
• Conforms to all applicable Agency policies and procedures.
• Participates actively in continuing education and in-services.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practices
• Assumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Agency policy.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Organizational skills
• Able to read and interpret instructions
• Able to communicate with all levels of clinical and non-clinical individuals
• Time management
• Advanced written and verbal interpersonal communication
• Basic math skills related to patient care.

Age-Related

Competencies:

Demonstrates the basic knowledge and skills necessary to identify age-specific patient needs appropriate for this position.

Information Management:

Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.

• Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations.
• Keeps abreast of changes in health care law.
• Maintains Agency/program compliance with local, state, and federal laws as well as state accreditation standards.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Must be 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of Nursing Assistant course and certification as required by the state in which employed.
• Experience:
  
  One (1) year experience in a comparable job classification
• License / Certification:
  
  Driver’s license and proof of current auto liability insurance; no listing in the OIG Excluded Provider listing
• Has successfully completed one of the following:
  
  Training program/competency eval as specified in §418.76 (b) (c) of the Medicare regulations.
• Competency eval program that meets §418.76 (c)
• Nurse Aide training/competency eval program approved by the state and listed in good
• Standing on the state nurse aide registry:
• State Licensure program that meets requirements of §418.76

Environmental Conditions:

Works under a variety of…