Certified Nurse Aide; Home Health
Listed on 2026-09-18
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Nursing
CNA, Healthcare Nursing
Location: Northern
At Excela Care Home Health and Hospice, we believe Home Health & 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.
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:- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Organizational skills
- Able to read and interpret instructions /li
- 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.
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.
- 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…
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