Nursing Assistant - Oncology

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant for the 32-bed Med/Surg Oncology unit at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. The unit cares for patients age 18 and older, including oncology, hospice, GI, urology, bariatric surgical, medical-surgical, and telemetry patients. Sixteen beds have lifts. St. John’s is a 184-bed facility offering diagnostic and therapeutic services in a growing community. This position is a 0.6 FTE, or 48 hours per two-week pay period, working eight-hour night shifts. The schedule includes every-other-weekend rotation and variable weekdays. As part of an interdependent team led by a designated RN, the Nursing Assistant performs patient-care duties for a group of patients and reports care data and progress toward outcomes to the RN. The position supports outcome-focused, holistic patient care and the M Health Fairview Nursing vision, while communicating with patients, families, and the healthcare team and documenting care in electronic systems.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification; OnTrack participants must be able to obtain certification 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 in an appropriate role; current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program with one semester of clinical rotation completed; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
Appropriate direct-care roles may include Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.
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

Perform patient-care duties and activities for a group of patients as part of an interdependent team led by a designated RN.
Check vital signs, perform bladder scans and blood sugar testing, and document care provided.
Report patient-care data and progress toward outcomes to the designated RN.
Support the Nursing Process and outcome-focused patient care, including the patient-care model and holistic nursing principles described in the posting.
Communicate accurately and effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Reinforce patient education as directed by clinical staff.
Provide customer service to internal and external customers, including patients, families, physicians, and the interdependent team.
Document patient information in the EHR and/or other electronic systems in accordance with program standards and department policies and procedures.
Maintain knowledge of and comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Participate in creating and implementing improvements.