Job Summary:As a CNA in hospice, you will play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for patients and supporting their families during the end-of-life process.

Job Description:

The Role: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Provides patient care under the supervision of an RN following applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

Position Highlights:

• This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic CNA to join our team of highly skilled professionals within our Hospice team.

• 32 hours per week

The Work:

• Performs basic patient care activities within the scope of practice. Assists patients with meeting their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.

• Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to RN and documents according to agency standards.

• Assists RN with development of Home Health Aid (HHA) care plan.

• Assists with keeping patient's environment safe, clean, and orderly.

You Have:

• A valid driver's license is required with an acceptable driving record

• Certified in the State of Maine as a CNA and in good standing on the CNA Registry required

• BLS required within 3 months of hire; Maintains BLS certification

• One year of experience in a hospital or nursing home is preferred

• Must be self-directed and have strong verbal and oral communication skills

• Displays tact and good judgment in dealing with patients and families

• Displays neat appearance and practices good personal hygiene

  Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

  Scheduled Work Shift:

  Job Exempt: No

  Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

  Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

  Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)