We are seeking caring and compassionate people to join our team! Do have a passion for healthcare and working with people? Would you like to be part of a mission driven organization?
If so, please joining Granite VNA as a Home Health and Hospice LNA where you can make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families by providing optimal care in the beautiful Wolfeboro, NH area.
Reporting to the Paraprofessional Administrative Manager, the Granite VNA Home Health & Hospice Aide performs personal care and designated health-related services for the care and well-being of assigned clients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The Home Health & Hospice Aide interacts with client’s family members, facility staff and other healthcare team members while maintaining professional standards.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Demonstrates professional, emotionally appropriate behavior that is consistently supportive and responsive to other individuals with whom the aide has contact in the course of their work.
- Follows care plan in providing basic care and services to the client including assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL): walking, bathing, shaving, mouth care, grooming, eating transfers, and management of incontinence.
- Communicates with nurses involved in the resident’s care plan; observes, records and reports changes in resident’s condition, status, or other pertinent information to the nursing staff clearly, concisely and in a timely manner.
- Documents care provided to the resident accurately in accordance to the agency’s guidelines.
- Work independently on individual assignments yet support the needs of the total work unit.
- Complies with the Agency’s Paraprofessional Commitment to Compliance with regards to the submission of visit documentation and time entry in accordance with agency time frames. Complies with electronic scheduling requirements.
- Communicates clearly and courteously with others including client, family members, and other agency staff.
- Practices safe work habits and proper body mechanics.
- Arrives on time to visits and completing visits within the scheduled time allowed.
Other Job Functions
- Assists client with homemaking tasks, medication assistance, and wound care in accordance with the care plan.
- Attends Agency meetings and in-service programs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Meets the Agency-required Hospice and Licensed Nursing Assistant education requirements annually.
- Completes core licensed nursing assistant competencies annually.
- High school diploma/GED, accompanied by current New Hampshire LNA license
- One year of recent experience as a Licensed Nursing Assistant
Work Environment
The employee will be exposed to a variety of uncontrolled work environments. The employee may be exposed to all kinds of weather conditions while driving to and from work assignments. The employee may also be exposed to blood and bodily fluids, virus, disease and infection from patients and environmental hazards in the work environment. The employee may be required to work extended periods of time using a mobile device.
This is a Field Work position. Primary work location is in the community providing direct patient care. Not eligible for remote or work from home.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific abilities include reading, writing and speaking in English, normal or correctable vision with the ability to accurately discern colors, and hearing.
- This position requires the ability to use a mobile device to document patient care. Specific abilities include use of fine motor skills to type, write and perform skills.
- This position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching as well as lifting and supporting patients.
- This position requires the ability to minimally lift up to 50 lbs. and the ability to provide up to 75% assistance for patient transfers.
- This position requires the ability to frequently enter and exit and/or sit in an automobile for prolonged periods while commuting to work assignments.
Expected Hours of Work
The employee will be scheduled to work based on the employee’s availability for work as well as program and Agency needs. Hours of work are defined in the Employment Agreement. Work assignments may include holiday, weekend and/or on-call rotation.