Certified Nursing Assistant Med Surg PRN 2

Intermountain Health•Butte-Silver Bow, MT

7d•$18 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Nursing Assistant assists patients with healthcare needs while they are ill or recovering from surgery or disease. The role provides care delegated by an RN and supports patients with activities of daily living, mobility, meals, and other needs. The position is PRN 2 in the Med-Surg department, primarily on the third floor, with floating to the fifth floor as needed and occasional assignment to the ED as a sitter. Candidates must be available across all seven days and nights; scheduling depends on department needs and preceptor coverage. New caregivers must attend on-site orientation on Monday and Tuesday of their first week. The position requires four shifts per six-week schedule, one holiday shift per calendar year, and two weekend shifts per schedule. It is a Teamsters position with mandatory union dues or membership. The role is based at St James Hospital in Butte, Montana, and pays $17.50–$26.25 per hour depending on experience, plus shift differentials. It is not benefits eligible.

Requirements

Availability across all seven days and nights of the week.
Availability to attend on-site orientation on Monday and Tuesday of the first week.
Work four shifts per six-week schedule, including two weekend shifts per schedule and one holiday shift per calendar year.
Ability to read information and labels and assess patient needs.
Ability to verbally communicate and hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly in emergencies.
Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment accurately, with frequent computer use and typing.
Ability to lift, bend, carry supplies and equipment, and use a full range of movement to transfer patients.
Ability to walk and assist with transporting or ambulating patients, obtain and distribute supplies, and push or pull gurneys and portable equipment.
Ability to navigate busy rooms with equipment and other obstacles.
Ability to stand in a stationary position for extended periods.

Responsibilities

Carry out care as delegated by the RN.
Receive a daily report from the RN by 0830 or 2030 and coordinate the plan of care related to activities of daily living.
Document all activities of daily living for each patient every shift and accurately document care provided during the shift.
Answer call lights or the intercom system to determine patients’ needs.
Serve and collect food trays and assist patients who require help eating.
Transport patients or assist them with walking.
Run errands and direct visitors.
Participate in admission and discharge activities.
Follow infection-prevention strategies.
Stock rooms and isolation racks with supplies.
Perform purposeful rounding.
Update care boards with the caregiver’s name, the plan related to activities of daily living, and the date.
Perform other duties as assigned.