Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Float Pool

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant (CNA) for the Float Pool at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, Minnesota. The role provides varied experiences across a wide range of patient populations. The position is 0.6 FTE (48 hours per two weeks), with 8-hour day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and an every-other-weekend requirement. The Nursing Assistant supports professional nurses and caregivers in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, preparing and maintaining patient rooms, and reordering and stocking supplies. The position does not work autonomously; duties are performed under the direction of a professional nurse. Patient assignments may be made according to unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse. Woodwinds Health Campus is an 86-bed hospital in Woodbury, Minnesota, situated on 30 acres of wetlands. It provides comprehensive health care services for the community.

Requirements

Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification upon completing the OnTrack program.
Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview-sponsored Nursing Assistant program; or six months of recent direct-care experience in a long-term, home-care, or acute-care setting; or current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program with completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
Relevant direct-care roles may include Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.

Responsibilities

Provide routine basic patient care, including personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, clean and sterile dressing changes, applying ointments or creams, oral hygiene, and specimen collection or testing.
Partner with the patient caregiver in care and decision-making.
Assist with positioning and ambulating patients, changing linens, and promptly answering call lights.
Assist the nurse in monitoring patient condition.
Accurately take and record weights, intake and output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, and oxygen saturation.
Place patients on and remove them from monitors or equipment.
Report unusual findings to the RN in a timely manner.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Orient patients and families to the environment.
Ensure patient belongings are accounted for and documented upon admission, transfer, and discharge.
Transport patients and/or equipment, set up and maintain patient rooms, and reorder and stock supplies.