Job Description

We are hiring Pediatric Private Duty CNAs in the Cookeville area for days, nights, and weekends. Case Specific, Enhanced Pay Rates are available with some of our evening and weekend shifts! We also offer weekly pay, flexible scheduling, and an employee loyalty bonus after your first 300 hours worked.

Elk Valley Health, a part of LHC Group, is Tennessee\'s premier Private Duty Nursing Agency providing top nursing care to thousands of Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients. We embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve\xe2\x80\x94it truly is all about helping people.

We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!

• employee wellness programs
• flexibility for true work-life balance
• benefits with 32+ hours per week
• holiday pay & paid time off
• continuing education & career growth opportunities
• company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals
• 1:1 patient care

Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!

Job Summary

The Home and Community Bases Services CNA/Caregiver is a person who provides support, assistance with personal hygiene and household functions for an individual to be able to remain in their own home.

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Reports observations of the client\'s condition to the Agency Director or accounts manager. Notifies the Agency Director immediately if any incidents or accidents occur.
• Drives safely, complies with traffic regulations, and wears a seat belt when business travel is required.
• May provide or assist clients with activities of daily living including: bathing in bed, tub or shower; care of hair including shampoo, combing and brushing; care of teeth and mouth including denture care; nail care, filing only; skin care including pericare and applying lotion; transfer of patient from bed to chair and to wheelchair. Transfer of patients on and off bedpan, commode and toilet.
• Assists with household tasks directly essential to clients\' personal care.

Experience Desired

• Six months experience in home care preferred.
• Successful completion of a competency evaluation.

License Requirements

• Current driver\'s license, vehicle insurance and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• Current CPR certification.

State Specific Requirements

TN: Successful completion of a total of seventy-five (75) hours of training which include sixteen (16) hours of clinical training prior to or during the first three (3) months of employment and who is qualified to provide basic services, including simple procedures as extension of therapy services, personal care regarding nutritional needs, ambulation and exercise, and household services essential to health care at home.

Skill Requirements

• Ability to work flexible hours as required to meet identified patients needs.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the patient.
• Able to work independently.
• Ability to multi-task, self-directed, good time management skills, courteous, and common sense.
• Good communication, writing, and organizational skills.
• Must possess the disposition and personality to work harmoniously with a wide variety of people and their families keeping personal matters confidential.
• Must possess a strong commitment to the goals, mission, and philosophy of the organization.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational needs.

LHC Group is committed to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally other protected characteristic.

Elk Valley Health Services is part of the LHC Group family of providers \xe2\x80\x93 the preferred post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians, and families nationwide. We deliver high-quality, cost-effective care that supports our patients when and where they need it. From our home health, hospice, and community-based services to inpatient care at our clinics and hospitals, our mission is to reach more patients and families with effective and efficient healthcare.

Elk Valley Health Services, LLC