Hospitals and Health Care · 501 to 1,000 employees
The region’s leading end-of-life care network, Care Synergy provides mission support services to our affiliate organizations serving more families along Colorado’s Front Range.
The Certified Nurse Aide provides quality supportive and skilled care to patients in hospice, palliative, and home care settings to promote comfort and dignity.
They deliver care based on the established Plan of Care and communicate patient needs to the nursing team.
What you need
Candidates must hold a current Colorado CNA license, a valid driver's license, and current CPR certification.
A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and one year of CNA experience is preferred.
Education: a high school diploma or a professional certificate
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: Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm
PAY RANGE: $19.93 - $24.42 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
* 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.