Hospice Nursing Assistant; CNA

Job Title

Hospice Nursing Assistant (CNA)

VIA Health Partners

Sumter, SC

VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top‑10 nationally ranked provider of end‑of‑life care. We are a community‑based nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider with deep community roots, serving all patients and families regardless of their ability to pay or medical complexity. We are a people‑first organization whose funds go toward our mission. Due to significant growth, we are looking for staff who share our values.

• 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

• Provide personal care (ADL) including bathing (assist, bed bath, tub bath, shower, sitz), body mechanics (turn, position, transfer, use of lifts, ambulation, range of motion), nutrition (prepare meal, feed patients, measure intake/output), elimination (bedpan/urinal, bowel/bladder retraining, specimen collection, perineal/catheter care, condom catheter, douches, enemas, rectal tubes, drainage, gastric suction), safety (side rails, restraints, CPR/Heimlich, infection control, isolation, universal precautions).
• Perform special procedures: vital signs (temperature, oral, rectal, axillary; pulse, radial, apical; respiration, BP; height & weight), heat/cold application, decubitus ulcer prevention and care, surgical skin prep, clean dressing changes, apply ace bandages, TEDs, binders, post‑mortem care, assistance with cough/deep breathing.
• Perform housekeeping services necessary for health and safety of patient, family, caregiver.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences (IDT) and special case conferences.

• 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 after nursing assessment (no irrigation).
• Oxygen therapy including room set‑up and monitoring of flow‑rate.

• Breaking‑up and removal of fecal impaction.
• IV fluid‑assisted activities (assemble/flush tubing during set‑up, monitor flow‑rate, site care/dressing change, discontinue peripheral intravenous infusions).
• Nutritional activities (oral/nasogastric feedings after placement verification, gastrostomy feedings, clamp tubes, remove oral/nasogastric feeding tubes).
• Suctioning (oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal).
• Tracheostomy care.
• Insertion of urinary catheter limited to replacement of an existing catheter after nursing assessment.
• 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 participation and establishing effective working relationships.
• Documentation: accurate, complete, succinct, and timely clinical documentation in accordance with HPCCR guidelines and licensure requirements.
• Professional and personal accountability: competency, maintaining professional reputation, ongoing professional development, CPR certification, CEU requirements, external agency relationships, time management, crisis response, additional duties as required.
• Cleaning patient rooms and facility areas per procedures, ensuring supplies, using protective equipment.

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

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care