Nursing Assistant: Adult Medical/Surgical with Pediatrics
About The Position
The Nursing Assistant assists the care team in providing age-specific, supportive, compassionate care and maintaining a safe environment for customers and families. The assistant receives direction and works with the care team to meet defined goals for the customer, shift, department, and organization. Communicating with the health care team about progress, concerns, questions, or problems is an essential part of the role. Duties may vary depending on assigned customer care unit, including differences in required clinical skills. Unit-based skill lists outline expectations beyond the house-wide nursing assistant requirements.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Oral and written English proficiency sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position.
- Basic computer operation skills.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire or transfer; online BLS certifications are not accepted.
- Successful completion of a State of Minnesota-administered nursing assistant certification exam, or completion of one semester of clinical rotation within an accredited nursing program.
Responsibilities
- Assist the care team in providing age-specific, supportive, compassionate care.
- Help ensure a safe environment for customers and families.
- Work under direction with the care team to meet defined customer, shift, department, and organizational goals.
- Communicate customer progress, concerns, questions, or problems to the health care team.
Benefits
- Health insurance benefits and multiple health plan options based on work group eligibility.
- 401(k) retirement match or pension plan, based on work group eligibility.
- Paid time off plans.
- Adoption reimbursement up to $3,000 per child.
- Child care discount program with New Horizon: 10% off weekly childcare tuition.
- Education/tuition reimbursement.
- 24/7 fitness center access for benefit-eligible team members.
- Eligibility for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
