Nursing Assistant

Summit Orthopedics•Plymouth, MN

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Summit Orthopedics, we recognize the impact each member of the Summit Family has on one another and on our patients every day. Join a patient-first environment where our values — Better together, Own it, Nimble, Excellence, and Service — are lived down to our BONES. At Summit, team members feel respected, valued, and connected to meaningful work, contributing to a collaborative, community-centered culture built on mutual respect and enjoyment. The Nursing Assistant may provide direct hands on care and perform delegated nursing care tasks set forth by the Board of Nursing in administrative rules. In surgery, the Nursing Assistant may work under the supervision of a perioperative registered nurse. The licensed nurse may need to limit the range of tasks based on patient needs, situation, or available resources and shall supervise all nursing tasks, functions, and activities. The Nursing Assistant works collaboratively with the perioperative, pre- and post-op nursing staff, Clerical staff and Material Management. This is a part-time, 0.9 FTE Nursing Assistant opportunity based at our Plymouth Bass Lake Surgery Center. 3 - 12 hour weekday shifts, 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM. This position may require flexibility to float to other Summit locations as needed. Schedule: Week 1: Wed, Thurs, Fri. Week 2: Mon, Tues, Wed.

Requirements

Direct hands on care and perform delegated nursing care tasks set forth by the Board of Nursing in administrative rules.
Work under the supervision of a perioperative registered nurse.
Collaborate with the perioperative, pre- and post-op nursing staff, Clerical staff and Material Management.

Responsibilities

Transfers the discharged patient weighing up to 200 lbs to awaiting transportation independently via wheelchair or other available modes of transportation.
Assists in the safe transfer of patients from cart to chair, from chair to wheelchair.
Functions as assistant to RN who is recovering pediatric patients.
Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory; submit requisitions; collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels throughout the Center.
Responds to requests for assistance from the professional staff to the level of competence attained.
Verifies that equipment functions properly.
Requisitions for repair or replacement of surgical instrumentation; removes defective instrumentation from general service.
Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
Disposes of filled suction and trash containers; empties full linen hampers.
Documents maintenance activities when required to do so.
Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality.