Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

Hospice Certified Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide, (Enfield Region)

Location:           Enfield Region

Status:               Full Time

Bonus:               Sign On Bonus

Trinity Health Of New England At Home serves patients and their loved ones by providing a variety of in-home services including but not limited to nursing, social work and physical/occupational/speech therapies. 

We are committed to providing compassionate, exceptional care where people are most comfortable: at home!

A Catholic, Mission-driven, non-profit organization, we are affiliated with Johnson Memorial Hospital of the Trinity Health Of New England health system and are part of Trinity Health At Home, a National Health Ministry of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic healthcare systems in the United States. 

Position Purpose:

Our home health aides provide paraprofessional services to our patients in their homes, following physician orders and in compliance with the state's Nurse Practice Act, any applicable licensure/certification requirements and our policies and procedures. 

Position Details:

Schedule:                         Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm, one weekend every 4 weeks and two rotating holidays per year.

Coverage Region:           Enfield

Bonus:                              Position qualifies for a $5,000 sign-on bonus paid out over two years.

NOTE:                              This position is 100% home care providing services in patients’ private homes.

What you will do:

• Follows care plan developed by RN.

• Reports client changes in condition to RN, as described on care plan.

• Assists clients with personal care activities including bathing, mouth care, denture care, skin care, grooming, bathroom privileges, transferring, ambulation, and dressing and undressing activities.

• Assists clients with household tasks including, planning and preparing meals, feeding, light housekeeping, changing linens, making bed, and laundering clothes and bedding.

• Measures and records client’s oral, rectal and axillary temperatures, pulse respiration and blood pressure as ordered.

• Performs range of motion and other simple procedures as an extension of therapy services as assigned.

• Assists clients in self-administration of medication. This procedure must be assigned by an RN and documented in the clinical record. The Home Health / Hospice Aide shall not administer medication of any kind.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required.

• Completion of federally compliant training program as required by law/regulation and successful completion of a competency evaluation program (CNA license for CT required)

• Documentation of one year’s employment as an aide in an institution, home care, or hospice setting.

• Meets agency hiring criteria as defined in agency minimum standards (e.g. provision of professional references.)

• Must be able to function in a practice environment with minimal direct supervision, accepting personal responsibility for maintaining a professional relationship with agency’s client and their family.

• Must accept responsibility for maintaining skills, learning and adhering to agencies policies and procedures on an on-going basis.

• Ability to consistently demonstrate the Organizational Core Competencies and Organizational Code of Ethics, and adhere to the Compliance Program.

• Must have current Driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from work site.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefit packages available including 1st Day medical coverage, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability insurance.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) package plus 7 additional paid holidays

• 403B Retirement plan with generous matching contributions

• Tuition reimbursement up to $5250 a year and mileage reimbursement.

• Ability to earn incentives through our Employee Referral program.

• Comprehensive Orientation and professional development opportunities

Ministry/Facility Information

Trinity Health Of New England At Home provides Mission-driven, people-centered care in communities we serve. We are recognized for our alternative services programs to support patients with