Nursing Assistant - Critical Care - 36 Hours/Week - Days

Best Care • Omaha, NE

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant (CNA) supports patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, comfort, transportation, and vital-sign monitoring. The role also helps clean and prepare treatment spaces while maintaining patient safety. The position is at Methodist Hospital, 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, Nebraska, and requires a minimum commitment of 36 hours per week, worked as three 12-hour shifts. Weekday availability and rotating weekends and holidays are required, and candidates must consistently maintain their scheduled hours. The listed schedule is 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.

The Nursing Assistant works under the direction of the staff nurse and performs delegated patient-care activities according to the patient's plan of care and the four rights of delegation. Responsibilities include age-appropriate care, effective communication with patients and the healthcare team, documenting care and patient responses, maintaining clean and safe patient environments, preparing examination rooms and equipment, organizing supplies, and providing reception-area coverage when directed.

Nebraska Methodist Health System describes its culture as “The Meaning of Care” and says it offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a work environment where employees are valued. The employer notes that shift differentials and other financial incentives, tuition assistance, and free parking may be available; candidates should ask their recruiter or hiring manager about these incentives.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a 75-hour state-approved Nurse Assistant course or six months of Nurse Assistant experience is required.
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions, and complete reports.
• Ability to collect, record, and report patient needs to the appropriate caregiver.
• Ability to demonstrate critical-thinking skills commensurate with the job description.
• Must participate in mandatory in-services and continuing-education programs as required by policies, procedures, external agencies, and the supervisor.
• Must obtain current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within three months of hire if not already held.
• Able to meet the stated physical demands, including medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Completion of the first clinical rotation as a Nursing Assistant preferred.
• Previous customer-service, cleaning, food-service, and/or patient-related experience preferred.
• One to three months of on-the-job experience learning hospital procedures and work routines preferred.
• Previous experience in a patient-care setting such as a hospital, clinic, or nursing home preferred.
• Previous experience with direct patient contact preferred.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is strongly preferred at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, age-appropriate patient care and complete age-specific competency assessments.
• Communicate promptly and courteously with patients, co-workers, physicians, visitors, and other healthcare team members; report patient issues and participate in the report process.
• Carry out clinical activities delegated by professional staff and identified in the patient's plan of care, including personal care, activities of daily living, repositioning, transfers, ambulation, vital signs, weighing patients, reinforcing education, and transportation assistance.
• Monitor and report patient comfort needs, skin changes, and variations from the plan of care to professional staff.
• Document collected data, care delivered, and patient responses accurately, completely, and in a timely manner in Cerner and/or on worksheets.
• Clean and maintain patient rooms and care areas, including daily room cleaning, removing trash and soiled linen, managing spills and room conditions, and keeping spaces neat and sanitary.
• Restock linens and patient-care areas, maintain clinical supplies, and attend to patient amenities.
• Promote a safe and effective work environment by responding to call lights, reporting incidents, following infection-control precautions, ensuring duty coverage, and assisting other team members when available.
• Perform delegated activities under the staff nurse's direction and follow the four rights of delegation: task, person, communication, and feedback.
• Prepare examination rooms, instruments, equipment, and supplies according to provider protocols; coordinate sterilization needs and ensure equipment is returned to the appropriate area in a timely manner.
• Clean, organize, and restock clinical care areas and keep supplies up to date.
• Cover the front reception area as directed, provide backup office-assistant support, answer phones, transcribe messages, and assist with intake, scheduling, and other assigned duties.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and excellent benefits are noted generally; specific benefits are not detailed.
• Shift differentials and other financial incentives may be available.
• Tuition assistance may be available.
• Free parking may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED