CNA/Hospice

**Shift: Days**

**Status: Part Time 48-64 hours per pay period**

Hospice CNAs provide comprehensive, individualized care, education and support to Hospice clients and their care providers. Must work well autonomously and partner closely with the Hospice team. Must have excellent critical thinking and assessment skills.

Bonner General Health Community Hospice is the only Not for Profit Community Hospice serving Bonner and Boundary Counties. We are the ONLY 5 STAR rated Hospice in all of North Idaho, rated by families who have received our services.

Our Hospice provides care for community members in their homes. Our Hospice team is very close knit, providing highly personalized, compassionate care in all they do. Our team are highly dedicated, skilled, and compassionate coming from many different back grounds offering a wide range of skills and work experience.

Our interdisciplinary team includes a Physician Medical Director, a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Case Managers, Certified Nurses Aides, Social workers, Chaplains, Volunteers, Bereavement Coordinator, Hospital pharmacists, Therapists, our amazing office support team, as well as support from ancillary departments through our organization who all strive to provide excellence in quality compassionate care with a high degree of professionalism, knowledge and skill. Our nurses provide availability to our patients and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our department is looking for an individual who can work autonomously while functioning as an integral part of our team-centered patient care. Someone with a passion for end of life care, who can critically think through variety of situations and who provide the highest compassion and caring support for our patients and their families, our volunteers and our community.

If you are compassionate, have strong interpersonal skills, a great sense of teamwork and collaboration, demonstrated leadership and program development skills, this position may be for you!

Consider joining North Idaho's premier Hospice team.

**Education:**

**Graduate from an accredited CNA program**

**Hospice training as provided by BGH**

**Experience:**

**Documented evidence of a minimum one year professional experience in direct patient care**

**Hospice and Med/Surg experience preferred**

**Licenses needed:**

**Current Idaho CNA license**

**Current BLS (AHA) certification**

**Valid driver’s license**

**Requirements of Employment:**

**Personal vehicle for on-the-job transportation in all road and weather conditions, climate**

**Provide proof of liability insurance on personal vehicle**

**Must be able to successfully pass a driver’s license record background check**

**Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a criminal history background check (per 42 CFR 418.114-L95)**

#### **Behaviors**

Preferred

* Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
* Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
* Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
* Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

#### **Motivations**

Preferred

* Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
* Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
* Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

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