CNA Float Pool
About The Position
The Nurse Assistant (NA) is a member of the MercyOne Dubuque/Dyersville Medical Center healthcare team and works under the direct supervision of a registered professional nurse. Nurse Assistants provide holistic, compassionate, individualized, and effective patient care by assisting patients with activities of daily living. They also support patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs in keeping with MercyOne’s mission, patient-care vision, evidence-based standards, and established policies and procedures. This is a full-time position at 0.9 FTE (36 hours per week) on a 12-hour night shift, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The schedule includes every third weekend and a holiday rotation. MercyOne Dubuque is a hospital serving the tri-state area, with services including cardiology, a level II regional neonatal intensive care unit, cancer care, trauma services, inpatient rehabilitation, home health care, orthopedics, palliative care, skilled nursing, and outpatient and community services. The hospital has been designated a Magnet hospital four consecutive times.
Requirements
- Must be at least 16 years of age; child labor laws apply to minors under 18, and some areas may require employees to be at least 18.
- Must meet at least one of the following: be active on the applicable state nurse assistant registry; provide proof of completing a 75-hour CNA course; provide proof of EMT certification; or provide proof of having held and completed training for a medical occupation specialty in the military.
- Nurse assistants working in Illinois or Wisconsin must be on the respective state registry; Iowa registry status is required for long-term-care nurse assistants in Iowa.
- Complete Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training within six months of hire and every three years thereafter.
- Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire and renew it every two years.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Provide holistic, compassionate, individualized, and effective patient care.
- Support patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Provide care consistent with evidence-based standards and established policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Full benefits package
- Opportunity for growth throughout the system
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
