Nursing Assistant Trainee
About The Position
The Nursing Assistant Trainee performs direct patient care under the guidance and direction of a Registered Nurse or other licensed healthcare provider, often while pursuing Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification. Duties include bathing, oral care, feeding, ambulation, and monitoring vital signs, as well as inventory, documentation, clerical tasks, dietary assistance, light housekeeping, and computer input. The role supports the nursing unit’s operations and patient well-being through careful work and collaboration with the nursing team. The trainee transports patients safely and comfortably, assists with lifting and turning, maintains clean patient-care environments, restocks supplies and linens, and helps clean and maintain department equipment. Additional responsibilities include clerical and office support, data entry, patient education material preparation, project assistance, bedside visitation and non-clinical assistance, urgent specimen transport, unit access screening, and hand hygiene audits.
Requirements
- Any combination of experience and education demonstrating the requisite job knowledge and abilities, including an interest in a potential healthcare career.
- Enrollment in an accredited Certified Nursing Assistant training program for six months.
- Must obtain Nursing Assistant Registration once enrolled in an accredited program.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care, including bathing, oral care, feeding, ambulation, and monitoring vital signs.
- Transport patients to and from nursing units and ancillary departments while promoting safety and comfort.
- Assist with lifting, turning, and transporting patients under the direction of a licensed healthcare provider.
- Perform housekeeping duties to maintain a clean patient-care environment, restock supplies and linens, empty trash and linen, and strip rooms before EVS activity.
- Assist with cleaning, stocking, and related maintenance of department equipment.
- Perform clerical and light office tasks, including packaging patient education materials, assembling FIT tests, data entry, and assigned projects.
- Support inpatient floors by providing bedside general visitation and non-clinical assistance, transporting urgent specimens, serving as a unit access screener, and conducting hand hygiene audits.
- Support nursing unit operations through inventory, documentation, dietary assistance, and computer input.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
