Nursing Assistant - Older Adult/Geriatric Med Surg - 24 or 36 Hours/Week - Nights

Best Care • Omaha, NE

2d • 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 and equipment and maintains a safe patient-care environment. The position is at Methodist Hospital, 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, Nebraska. The schedule is either 24 hours per week (two 12-hour shifts) or 36 hours per week (three 12-hour shifts), from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. Weeknight availability is required, and employees must consistently maintain their scheduled hours. The Nursing Assistant is directly responsible to the staff nurse and performs delegated activities under the direction of professional staff.

The role provides age-appropriate, individualized care; responds promptly and courteously to patients; carries out delegated clinical activities in accordance with each patient's plan of care; and documents care and patient responses accurately and promptly in Cerner and/or worksheets. Duties include personal care, repositioning, transfers, ambulation assistance, vital signs, weighing patients, reinforcing education, and transportation assistance. The Nursing Assistant also cleans and restocks patient and clinical areas, prepares exam rooms and equipment, follows infection-control precautions, responds to call lights, and may cover front reception and assist with office tasks as directed.

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.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within three months of hire.
• Must be available for weeknight shifts and consistently maintain the selected 24- or 36-hour weekly schedule.
• Ability to perform medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide age-appropriate, individualized patient care and complete age-specific competency assessments.
• Communicate courteously and effectively with patients, visitors, coworkers, physicians, and other members of the health care team; respond to patient needs and communicate concerns to appropriate staff.
• Participate in the patient report process and report patient comfort needs, skin changes, and variations from the plan of care to professional staff.
• Carry out delegated activities in the patient's plan of care, including personal care and activities of daily living, repositioning, turning, chair transfers, ambulation assistance, vital signs, weighing patients, reinforcing patient education, and transportation assistance.
• Document collected data and care delivered accurately, completely, and on an ongoing basis in Cerner and/or worksheets before the end of the shift.
• Clean patient rooms and maintain a neat, sanitary environment, including cleaning floors and surfaces, removing trash and soiled linen, managing spills and room temperature, and maintaining linens and patient amenities.
• Maintain safe and efficient patient-care areas; answer call lights, report incidents, use infection-control precautions, assist team members, and ensure duties are covered as needed.
• Perform delegated tasks under the direction of professional staff, following the stated rights of delegation and reporting requirements.
• Prepare and clean exam rooms and medical equipment according to provider protocols; coordinate sterilization needs with sterile processing and return equipment to the appropriate area promptly.
• Organize, clean, and restock clinical care areas and supplies.
• Cover the front reception area as directed, serve as backup office assistant, answer phones professionally, transcribe messages for providers, and assist with intake and scheduling as assigned.
• Participate in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs as required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and excellent benefits.
• Shift differentials and other financial incentives may be available; ask the recruiter or hiring manager.
• Tuition assistance may be available; ask the recruiter or hiring manager.
• Free parking may be available; ask the recruiter or hiring manager.

What This Job Offers

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