Nurse Aide | Float Pool
About The Position
The Nurse Aide is an essential member of the care team who provides compassionate, patient-focused support and helps improve the patient experience. The role assists nursing staff in delivering excellent, effective, and safe care, including personal care, bathing, and hygiene. The Nurse Aide participates in patient admission, dismissal, and transfer processes and contributes to permanent documentation of patient data. Where applicable, the role also performs constant-observer or telesitter duties, monitoring patients at the bedside and/or remotely through audio/visual technology while promoting safety and maintaining privacy and dignity. On-the-job training and ongoing support are provided. The Nurse Aide provides supervised personal and rehabilitative care according to individualized care plans, supporting patients’ functional abilities, comfort, independence, and safety. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the role contributes input to care planning, encourages patients to participate in activities of daily living and other aspects of their care plan, and promptly reports safety concerns, abnormal parameters, or health concerns to the nurse. The position also requires timely, accurate care and documentation, participation in meetings and training, and support for departmental development.
Requirements
- Ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
- Physical ability to perform very heavy work: exerting over 25 pounds of force constantly, more than 50 pounds frequently, more than 100 pounds occasionally, and/or more than 100 pounds seldomly to move objects.
- Possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED equivalent in General Studies.
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification from the South Dakota Board of Nursing.
- One or more years of related experience.
Responsibilities
- Complete patient care and documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Provide supervised personal and rehabilitative care according to individualized care plans to support functional abilities, comfort, independence, and safety.
- Assist nursing staff with patient personal care, bathing, and hygiene.
- Participate in patient admission, dismissal, and transfer processes and contribute to permanent documentation of patient data.
- Perform constant-observer or telesitter functions where applicable, monitoring patients at bedside and/or remotely while maintaining safety, privacy, and dignity.
- Contribute input to the patient care planning process as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Encourage patients to participate in activities of daily living and other appropriate aspects of their care plans.
- Report safety concerns, defined abnormal parameters, and patient health concerns to the nurse.
- Participate in meetings and training and contribute to departmental development.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
