Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) Job at A Hug Away, Columbus, TX

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  • A Hug Away
  • Columbus, TX

Job Description

Job Summary:

Primary function is to provide personal healthcare and related services to the patient/client in his or her place of residence; to assist in providing a safe and clean environment, work cooperatively with the patient/client and family and share observations and problems with the supervisor. Works under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse. This is a per-visit rate, usually 60 minutes. If more than one hour, rate is $15 per additional hour.

Job Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma Preferred.

Licensure: Must have current driver’s license.
Home Health Aide requirements or Certified Nursing Assistant.

Experience: At least one year experience preferred as a Home Health Aide or Nursing Assistant in a hospital, nursing home or home health agency.

Must meet one of the following requirements:
  • A minimum of one year full-time experience in direct client care in an institutional setting (hospital or nursing facility).
  • One year full-time experience within the last five years in direct client care in an agency setting.
  • Satisfactorily completed a training and competency evaluation program that complies with State and Federal requirements and have provided home health services within the previous 24 months.
  • Satisfactorily completed a competency evaluation program that complies with State and Federal requirements and have provided home health services within the previous 24 months.
  • Submitted to the Agency documentation from the director of programs or the dean of a school of nursing that states that the individual is a nursing student who has demonstrated competency in providing basic nursing skills in accordance with the school's curriculum; or 
  • Be on the Texas Department of Human Services' (DHS's) nurse aide registry with no finding against the aide relating to client abuse or neglect or misappropriation of client property.

Skills: Must be able to read, write, and verbally report clinical information to patients, representatives, and caregivers, as well as to other Agency staff. Demonstrates interest in the welfare of the ill and elderly. Proof of current CPR. Successful completion of the Aide Competency Evaluation Skills Checklist and written Skills Test.

Transportation: Reliable transportation. Valid and current auto liability insurance.

Environmental and Working Conditions:

  • Works in patients’/clients’ homes in various conditions, possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule.
  • Ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Physical and Mental Effort:

  • Prolonged standing and walking required.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move patients/clients.
  • Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines, to identify patient/client needs, to make quick decisions and meet patient/client and family psychosocial needs.
  • Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
  • Ability to use durable medical equipment in the home.

Essential Functions:

  • Provides direct patient/client care under the direction of the RN and according to the Aide Plan of Care.
  • Provides necessary skills to assist patients/clients with safe transfers and ambulation per Agency policy.
  • Appropriately reports changes and documents pertinent information and care rendered to patients/clients to ensure continuity of care.
  • Practices accepted infection control principles. Provides a clean, safe, and comfortable environment .
  • Promotes positive, supportive, respectful communication to patients/clients, their families, and other employees.
  • Provides an environment which promotes respect for patients/clients and their privacy and property.
  • Provides skills necessary to assist patients/clients with proper nutrition and adequate fluid intake.
  • Contributes to the management and efficient operation of the Agency and demonstrates effective time management skills.
  • Provides skills necessary to perform treatments and procedures according to Agency policy.
  • Demonstrates commitment, professional growth, and competency by attending 12 hours of in-services per year.
  • Promotes the Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN.

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance.
  • Health insurance.


Medical Specialty:

  • Geriatrics.
  • Home Health.
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine.
  • Pediatrics.


Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required).


Experience:

  • Home Health Aide: 1 year (Required).


License/Certification:

  • Driver's License (Preferred).
  • CNA (Required).


About A Hug Away:

A Hug Away Healthcare, Inc. is not just a brick-and-mortar company; we are one of the best Female Owned healthcare agencies in Katy and Houston (Texas), with a comprehensive team of professional experts with over 35 years of experience.

Choosing a dependable, cost-effective, and well-qualified home health, hospice, medical supply, or health help in Katy and Houston, TX, can be exhausting. That is why we are here. We are a women owned Hospice and Healthcare company that puts its customers first.

If you'd like to be part of the team at A Hug Away, apply now!

About A Hug Away:

A Hug Away Healthcare, Inc. is not just a brick-and-mortar company; we are one of the best Female Owned healthcare agencies in Katy and Houston (Texas), with a comprehensive team of professional experts with over 35 years of experience. Choosing a dependable, cost-effective, and well-qualified home health, hospice, medical supply, or health help in Katy and Houston, TX, can be exhausting. That is why we are here. We are a women owned Hospice and Healthcare company that puts its customers first. If you'd like to be part of the team at A Hug Away, apply now!

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