Hospice Nursing Assistant; CNA - Fort Mill

Job Details

VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top‑10 nationally ranked provider of end‑of‑life care. We are a community‑based, not‑for‑profit hospice & palliative care provider with deep community roots and decades of experience serving patients and families regardless of their ability to pay or medical complexity.

Position:
Hospice Nursing Assistant

Location:

Fort Mill, SC 29707

Type:
Full Time

Shift: Day

Travel:
Local

Education:

High School

Job Category:
Health Care

• Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• 403b Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
• Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
• Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth

• Delivery of patient care
  • 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 devices 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)
  • Perform housekeeping services necessary for the health and safety of the patient, family, and caregiver
  • Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences (IDT) and special case conferences
• Additional duties for NA 1+4
  • Sterile dressing for wounds over 48 hours old; wound irrigation
  • Ostomy care or ostomy irrigation
  • Insertion of urinary catheter limited to replacement of an existing catheter once the Nursing assessment is completed (no irrigation of urinary catheters)
  • Oxygen therapy including room set‑up and monitoring of flow‑rate
• Additional duties for NAII
  • Breaking‑up and removal of fecal impaction
  • IV Fluid‑Assisted Activities (assemble/flush tubing during set‑up, monitoring flow rate, site care/dressing change, discontinuing peripheral intravenous infusions)
  • Nutritional activities (oral/nasogastric infusions after placement verification by a licensed nurse, gastrostomy feedings, clamping tubes, removing oral/nasogastric feeding tubes)
  • Suctioning (oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal)
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Insertion of urinary catheter limited to replacement of an existing catheter once the Nursing assessment is completed (no irrigation of urinary catheters)
  • Sterile dressing for wounds over 48 hours old; wound irrigation
  • Ostomy care or ostomy irrigation
  • Oxygen therapy including room set‑up and monitoring of flow‑rate
• Interdisciplinary Team:
  Attend and participate in interdisciplinary team conferences (IDT) and special care conferences; establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members; identify specific patient/caregiver needs and make referral to appropriate team members
• Documentation:
  Ensure accurate, complete, succinct and timely clinical documentation in accordance with HPCCR guidelines and the requirements of licensure and certification standards
• Professional and Personal Accountability:
  Demonstrate competency in knowledge and skills; maintain HPCCR professional reputation; assume responsibility for professional development and stay abreast of current trends; incorporate new information and methods into practice; maintain current professional licensure, CPR certification and CEU requirements; maintain productive and professional relationships with external agencies and healthcare providers; exhibit time management skills and ability to plan work day while responding to crises
• Other duties as required (e.g., clean patient rooms as per procedure, ensure areas are stocked, use proper chemicals, use protective equipment)

High School diploma preferred; training/certification in related field required.

Certified Nursing Assistant; maintain current listing status required.

NA – must be in good standing with NC Department of Health and Human Services.

Minimum 1 year experience required, experience in home care or with terminally ill and/or geriatrics preferred.