ICU - Full Time

Sanford Health•Rice Lake, WI

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. The Nursing Assistant (NA) serves as caregiver to the patient during the scheduled work period. The NA provides patient-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned patient under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). This position will be a day (5:00 AM to 5:30 PM) and night (5:00 PM to 5:30 AM) rotation, including every third weekend and holiday rotation. Sanford Health is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and has 53,000 employees, serving over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is part of Sanford Health and is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies, with 70% of residents living in rural communities.

Requirements

Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
If working in North Dakota (ND) and not a Certified Nursing Assistant, must be on the North Dakota Department of Health Nurse Aide Registry upon completion of training/competency validation or a maximum of four months from the date of initial employment.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities; bathing, grooming, toileting, eating, meal preparation and dining needs, emotional and spiritual needs.
Administer delegated tasks and treatments.
Record vital statistics and other basic health information.
Collect non-invasive biological specimens from patients as needed.
Perform clerical work related to scheduling and documenting patient healthcare.
Prepare patient treatment areas for use.
Prepare and clean medical equipment.
Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards and policy.
Clean patient living areas or treatment rooms.
Provide one on one care to patients when necessary for safe provision of care.