CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant | Community Aide | Float

CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant | Community Aide | Float

Join to apply for the CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant | Community Aide | Float role at Midland Care Connection, Inc.

Midland Care Connection is a not-for-profit, community-based organization in Topeka, Kansas, dedicated to helping older adults and seriously ill individuals stay independent and supported in their homes. Established in 1978, it offers a full continuum of care, including hospice, palliative care, home health, grief and loss counseling, and its signature PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) program. Their mission centers on "meeting individual needs through innovative care solutions," and they serve people across multiple counties in northeast Kansas.

Midland Care Connection is a not-for-profit, community-based organization in Topeka, Kansas, dedicated to helping older adults and seriously ill individuals stay independent and supported in their homes. Established in 1978, it offers a full continuum of care, including hospice, palliative care, home health, grief and loss counseling, and its signature PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) program. Their mission centers on "meeting individual needs through innovative care solutions," and they serve people across multiple counties in northeast Kansas.

The PACE program is designed to help older adults remain safely in their homes rather than entering nursing facilities. It provides complete medical care, rehabilitation, medications, transportation, social services, and supportive therapies—everything coordinated by an interdisciplinary care team. Participants receive personalized care plans tailored to their unique needs, along with access to a PACE center for social activities, meals, and clinical services.

By integrating medical and supportive care under one program, PACE helps seniors maintain independence, improve quality of life, and continue living in their communities with dignity.

A PACE Center CNA helps support older adults who are enrolled in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Their work typically includes assisting participants with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility, as well as monitoring vital signs and reporting any health changes to the nursing staff. They may also help with meal assistance, accompany participants during activities, and provide overall support to ensure comfort, safety, and independence in both the center and participants’ homes.

Maintains flexibility in schedule and responds to unexpected patient care needs and changes in workload and location of work as directed.

• Possesses effective communication skills to act as a companion and provide emotional support to patients and caregivers.
• Possesses interpersonal skills that promote interdisciplinary collaboration and communication.
• Possesses flexibility to provide personal and supportive care to a variety of patients through all Midland’s programs and service areas in a variety of settings.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of various developmental stages.
• Identifies need for intervention by other members of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) on an ongoing basis and reports to case manager.
• Provides input into interdisciplinary evaluation of the effectiveness of care.
• Is sensitive to the stressors experienced by colleagues.
• Seeks opportunities for professional growth, including demonstrating the ability to accept direction from professional staff of all disciplines and to receive constructive performance feedback.
• Participates in the orientation of new members of the IDT.

• Performs and/or assists the patient with personal care activities according to the Plan of Care, including but not limited to hygiene, mobility, and elimination.
• Performs and/or assists the patient/family with home maintenance activities as according to Plan of Care including but not limited to light housekeeping and meal preparation.
• Performs support activities as indicated on the Home Health Aide plan of care including but not limited to supporting independence, providing companionship, and providing respite for families.
• Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families from a variety of cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Provides emotional support to patients and families in a manner that fosters independence and affirms existing strengths.
• Seeks direction from Case Manager if assigned plan of care cannot be completed.

• Reports to Case Manager or designee on a regular basis and whenever changes in patient condition warrant.
• Articulates and consistently demonstrates implementation of standard precautions and use of specialized personal protective gear as appropriate to patient diagnosis.
• Maintain competencies to perform patient care tasks such as, but not limited to: bed bath, shower, change of bed linens, patient transfers, oral care, Foley catheter, etc.
• Cleans durable medical…