Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Orthopedics

Fairview Health Services•Woodbury, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant (CNA) for the Med Surg/Ortho 3 South unit at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, Minnesota. The position is 0.8 FTE (64 hours per two weeks), with 8-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The schedule includes an every-other-weekend rotation (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) and a holiday rotation. The unit has 26 private rooms and cares for adults age 18 and older, including patients undergoing hip, knee, spine, and shoulder surgeries, as well as general medical-surgical and orthopedic patients. The average patient stay is 1–3 days. The Nursing Assistant supports a professional nurse or caregiver in providing patient care, transporting patients or equipment, preparing and maintaining patient rooms, and reordering and stocking supplies. The role works under the direction of a professional nurse and is not autonomous. A patient care assignment may be made depending on unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association–Healthcare Provider is required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.
Meet one of the following qualifications: six months of recent direct care experience in a long-term, home care, or acute care setting; current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program with completion of one semester of clinical rotation; current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire; or successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program.

Responsibilities

Provide routine basic patient care, including partnering with the patient caregiver in care and decision-making.
Assist with personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, clean and sterile dressing changes, applying ointments or creams, and oral hygiene.
Collect and test specimens.
Assist with positioning and ambulation, 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 off 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 at admission, transfer, and discharge.
Transport patients and/or equipment, set up and maintain patient rooms, and reorder and stock supplies.