Nursing Assistant - Short Stay Unit

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant for the Short Stay Unit at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. The position is 72 hours per two weeks, with 8-hour night shifts and an every-other-weekend rotation that includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Short Stay Unit is a 32-bed acute care environment serving a variety of surgical and medical patients with short-term needs. The collaborative team works with providers to deliver safe, efficient care focused on rapid recovery and discharge. The Nursing Assistant supports a professional nurse or caregiver in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, preparing and maintaining patient rooms, and restocking supplies. The role works under the direction of a professional nurse and may receive patient care assignments according to unit needs and the manager or charge nurse’s discretion.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required; OnTrack participants must be able to obtain it upon completion of the program.
Meet at least one of the following: 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.
The Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry certification does not need to be maintained throughout employment and is not required if subsequently transferring into another Nursing Assistant, Nursing Station Tech, or Nursing Station Attendant position.

Responsibilities

Assist with basic patient care, including grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, oral hygiene, specimen collection and testing, positioning, ambulation, and changing linens.
Promptly answer call lights.
Assist nurses in monitoring patient condition.
Accurately take and record patient weights, intake and output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, and oxygen saturation.
Place patients on or remove them from monitors or other equipment.
Report unusual findings to the RN in a timely manner.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Orient patients and families to the environment.
Account for and document patient belongings upon admission, transfer, and discharge.
Transport patients, equipment, specimens, and supplies, and help 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.