Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Step Down Unit South - Day Shift
About The Position
This role involves providing basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Duties include taking vital signs, assisting with bathing, dressing, and moving patients, changing linens, and other assigned tasks. The position also involves gathering information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff and reporting any changes. The job description outlines two paths: one for Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Trainees, and another for the Nurse Assistant Training Program. The training program functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical learning environment, trainees will provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. Upon completion of the training, a competency assessment will be administered.
Requirements
- 3 months experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist in the past 3 years OR Completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years OR Completed the “fundamentals of nursing” course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program OR Must have Missouri CNA License OR Must have MO CNA Appendix AND MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exhibits valuable time management skills
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
- Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
- Is available for work on a consistent and timely basis
- Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks
- BLS must be obtained within 90 days
Nice To Haves
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Prior patient care or health care related experience
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.
- Perform duties such as take vitals, bathe, dress, move patients, change linens and other duties as assigned.
- Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff, and reports any changes in patient condition.
- Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel.
- During clinical rotation, may perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens and other duties within their scope of practice as directed.
- While in clinical setting, obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes in patient condition.
- At the end of the training, a competency assessment will be administered to validate learning.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
