Nursing Assistant - General Surgery - 12hr Shifts

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota, for the 2nd Floor General Surgery Unit. This 30-bed acute care unit cares for postoperative general surgery patients and has telemetry capability for 26 patients. Its specialties include vascular, bariatric, thoracic, gastrointestinal, maxillofacial, urology, and gynecology. The unit emphasizes high-quality care and positive patient experiences. The Nursing Assistant supports professional nurses in delivering patient care and may receive patient assignments based on unit needs and the manager’s or charge nurse’s discretion. The role also includes transporting patients and items, maintaining patient rooms and equipment, and ordering and stocking supplies. The position is 60 hours per two weeks, with 12-hour day shifts and every third weekend. It is eligible for benefits.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.
Meet at least one of the following qualifications: successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview-sponsored Nursing Assistant program; 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 and completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
Direct care experience may include roles such as Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.

Responsibilities

Assist with routine patient care, including grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, dressing changes, applying ointments or creams, oral hygiene, specimen collection and testing, positioning, ambulation, and changing linens.
Answer call lights promptly.
Assist nurses in monitoring patient conditions and promptly report unusual findings to the RN.
Accurately measure and record weights, intake and output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, and oxygen saturation.
Place patients on and remove them from monitors or other equipment.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Orient patients and families to the environment.
Account for and document patients’ belongings upon admission, transfer, and discharge.
Transport patients, equipment, specimens, and supplies, and ensure patients arrive at appointments on time.
Use a transfer belt when assisting patients with transfers or ambulation.
Clean, set up, and maintain rooms and equipment.
Order and stock supplies.
Accurately document tasks performed on the appropriate form.
Perform other tasks as needed.