Nurse Assistant or NA Trainee - 300 Med Surg Pulmonary - Day Shift

L.E. Cox Medical Centers•Springfield, MO

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Nurse Assistant or NA Trainee in the 300 Med Surg Pulmonary unit, working a day shift of 24 hours per week. The role involves providing basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including taking vital signs, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens. The assistant will also report any changes in patient condition to the nursing staff. For qualified candidates, there is a sign-on bonus of up to $2,000, up to 20 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off, and a relocation bonus of up to $3,000. The position is part of a career ladder up to $1. The Nurse Assistant Training Program functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical learning environment, the trainee will provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. Duties may include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens within their scope of practice. The trainee will also obtain information on patient condition and report any changes. A competency assessment will be administered at the end of the training.

Requirements

BLS must be obtained within 90 days
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
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

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.
Provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff.
May perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens and other duties within their scope of practice as directed.
Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes in patient condition.