Hospice House LNA - Per Diem

Description

Per Diem 

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  join Granite VNA as a Hospice House LNA where you can make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families by providing optimal care in our Hospice House located in Concord, NH.

The Granite VNA Hospice House Assistant (LNA) delivers age appropriate quality of life care to residents in facility settings utilizing standard nursing assistant best practice within scope of practice defined by the NH Board of Nursing. The Hospice House LNA will effectively interact with residents, family members, facility staff and other healthcare team members while maintaining professional standards.  

Reporting to the Hospice House Manager, the Hospice House Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) performs personal care and designated health-related services for Hospice patients in our Hospice House under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

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 LNA 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.
• Does laundry, housekeeping and maintenance to assure a safe, orderly, clean and comfortable environment
• Provides supervision to residents with cognitive deficit
• Communicates to the Operations Coordinator to arrange to have furniture/equipment fixed when needed. Remove the equipment from the patient care area 
• Ensures residents have the opportunity to engage in cultural, spiritual, physical, political, social and intelligent activities as the residents’ desire
• Maintains calm, rational manner when dealing with others, even in situations involving conflict or crisis
• Works 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 Medical Record (EMR) scheduling requirements. 
• Communicates clearly and courteously with others including client, family members, and other agency staff.
• Practices safe work habits and proper body mechanics.

Other Job Functions

• Aids and support to volunteers
• Respect volunteers as an integral part of the Hospice Team
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Meets the Agency-required Hospice and Licensed Nursing Assistant education requirements annually.
• Completes core licensed nursing assistant competencies annually. 
• Performs job duties in a safe manner in order to prevent injury to yourself and others

Requirements

1. High School Diploma/GED, accompanied by current New Hampshire LNA license
2. One year of recent experience as a Licensed Nursing Assistant