Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant for a position with Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice in the Knoxville, TN area. Smoky Mountain is a locally owned home health and hospice company with 7 offices providing care to patients across East Tennessee.

Qualifications: Licensed in Tennessee as a Certified Nurse Assistant

Additionally

• Must have completed successfully a course containing the following elements: communication, observation, report skills, documentation of patient status, obtaining and recording vital signs, infection control, elements of bodily functions, changes to be reported, maintenance of a clean healthy environment, medical emergency response, physical/emotional/developmental needs, total hygienic care, transfers ambulation, ROM, positioning, nutrition and fluid intake.
• Must be capable of performing all essential job functions identified.
• Has emotional and mental maturity necessary for establishing and maintaining a good work relationship with the patient, family and personnel.
• Must have one year's experience in a clinical setting.

Job duties include

• Able to communicate appropriately with patients, co-workers and supervisor.
• Provides personal care: be able to lift, care, push or pull at least 50 lbs. or greater.
• Bathe, assess and provide special skin care, mouth care, hair care, shave (as assigned) and change bed linens.
• Performs such incidental household services as are essential to the patient's health care at home.
• Reports significant findings or changes to Clinical Manager.
• Assists with certain treatments as ordered by the physician and approved and supervised by the RN.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty

* Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Education

* High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience

• Hospice: 1 year (Preferred)
• CNA: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification

* CNA License (Req...