Nurse Assistant I - Nursing Float Pool

McLaren Health Care • Lansing, MI

5h

About The Position

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient care following patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include: o acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or o long term care nursing assistant course or completion of an emergency medical technician program or completion of medical assistant program or completion of a clinical rotation while participating an accredited nursing program.
• Direct patient care experience preferred. Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).

Nice To Haves

• acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions
• Direct patient care experience

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
• Collects, records, and reports various patient data. Reports changes in patient condition.
• Performs surgical skin preps, basic skin care procedures, bedside finger stick blood sugars, and quality control checks of blood glucose instruments.

Benefits

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees