The Certified Nurse Aide provides quality supportive and skilled care within their scope of practice to promote comfort and dignity for patients in hospice, palliative care, and/or home care settings. Responsibilities include delivering care based on the RN Case Manager's Plan of Care, assisting with mobility and personal care, monitoring vital signs, and participating in the Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent, with one year of CNA experience desired, though new graduates are accepted. A current Colorado CNA license, a valid Colorado driver's license, proof of auto insurance, and current CPR certification are required.
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Job description
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care, named one of The Gazette’s Best Workplaces of 2025, is a trusted leader in compassionate end-of-life care. Our dedicated professionals provide exceptional support to every patient and family, and they stay because of our supportive culture, high clinical standards, and meaningful connections throughout the organization and community.
Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care has an immediate opening for a CNA.
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
STATUS: Full-time
Schedule: 40 hours
Pay range
$19.34 - $23.73 per hour
Supplemental pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage, Overtime, Shift Differentials
Mileage and expense reimbursement
Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!
Culture, benefits and perks
We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.
Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
Health
Savings
Account (HSA) with significant
Employer
Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000
Extensive
Paid
Time
Off (PTO/Vacation
Pay): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
403(b)
Retirement
Plan with
Employer
Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Career & Logo wear
Benefits
Paid Holidays
Shift Differentials
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health Insurance
Floating Holiday
Paid Mileage
Overtime
Education Reimbursement Program
Expense Reimbursement
Early Wage Access
403(b) Retirement Plan With Employer Match
Team Member Referral Program
Certification Pay
Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Leadership Development Training Programs
Legal and Identity Protection
Career & Logo wear
Team Member Service Awards
Clinical Career Ladders
Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay)
Education Reimbursement Program
Clinical Career Ladders
Certification Pay
Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
Team Member Service Awards
Early Wage Access
Legal and Identity Protection
Robust Leadership Development Training Programs
Rewarding work you will do
The Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) provides quality supportive and skilled care within their scope of practice to promote comfort and dignity for patients in the hospice care, palliative care and/or home care setting. Represents agency positivity and upholds positive public relations with patients, families and facility staff. The Certified Nursing Assistant is able to work with neonates through geriatrics.
Delivers care based on the Plan of Care (POC) established by the RN Case Manager and/or assigned RN. Communicates to Clinical Manager, RN Case Manager or assigned RN regarding their observations and knowledge of patient needs and preferences. Is a part of the Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG) and participates in meetings as assigned.
Communicates with the Case Manager, as needed, regarding Plan of Care and any urgent needs regarding patient care. If unavailable, will reach out to the Clinical Manager accordingly.
Assists with ambulation, range-of-motion exercises, positioning, turning and transfers according to patient’s abilities, tolerance and preference.
Takes and records vital signs, observes changes in patient’s condition or behavior; promptly reports any changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.
Provides personal care to patients, including bathing, peri-care, shampoo, oral hygiene, denture care, nail care, shaving and assisting with dressing.
Aides/assists with patient’s toileting needs, including bedpan/urinal use, catheter care, changing briefs, and when delegated and supervised, administers suppositories/enemas.
Periodically addresses food and fluid issues by preparing meals, feeding patient and/or offering fluids.
Helps to maintains patient’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears or other damage by changing incontinent patients, turning, repositioning and applying lotion.
What we are going to love about you
Minimum
Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum
Experience: 1 year CNA experience desired (hospice preferred). New Graduates accepted.
Required
License: Current Colorado CNA license. Valid Colorado driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.
Current CPR certification
Physical requirements
• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 35 lbs.
Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.
The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado’s Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.
Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.
Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.
If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.
The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.
