Nursing Assistant

Summit Orthopedics•Vadnais Heights, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

At Summit Orthopedics, we recognize the significance each member of the Summit Family has as they impact one another and our patients on a daily basis. Be part of a patient-first environment that lives into our values of: Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Stewardship and Innovation and a place where staff members feel respected and find a strong sense of purpose in their roles, contributing to a familial atmosphere characterized by mutual respect and enjoyment. The Nursing Assistant may provide direct hands on care and perform delegated nursing care tasks set forth by the Board of Nursing in administrative rules. In surgery, the Nursing Assistant may work under the supervision of a perioperative registered nurse. The licensed nurse may need to limit the range of tasks based on patient needs, situation, or available resources and shall supervise all nursing tasks, functions, and activities. The Nursing Assistant works collaboratively with the perioperative, pre- and post-op nursing staff, Clerical staff and Material Management. This is a full-time Nursing Assistant opportunity based at our Vadnais Heights Surgery Center. Monday - Friday schedule with daytime hours. This position may require flexibility to float to other Summit surgery centers as needed.

Requirements

Direct hands on care and perform delegated nursing care tasks set forth by the Board of Nursing in administrative rules.
Work under the supervision of a perioperative registered nurse.
Collaborate with the perioperative, pre- and post-op nursing staff, Clerical staff and Material Management.
Transfer patients weighing up to 200 lbs independently via wheelchair or other available modes of transportation.
Assist in the safe transfer of patients from cart to chair, from chair to wheelchair.
Restock, label, and maintain inventory; submit requisitions; collect and distribute instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
Perform environmental maintenance duties and assist in maintaining inventory levels throughout the Center.
Respond to requests for assistance from the professional staff to the level of competence attained.
Verify that equipment functions properly.
Requisition for repair or replacement of surgical instrumentation; remove defective instrumentation from general service.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
Dispose of filled suction and trash containers; empty full linen hampers.
Document maintenance activities when required.
Assist with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality.

Responsibilities

Transfers the discharged patient weighing up to 200 lbs to awaiting transportation independently via wheelchair or other available modes of transportation.
Assists in the safe transfer of patients from cart to chair, from chair to wheelchair.
Functions as assistant to RN who is recovering pediatric patients.
Restocks, labels, and maintains inventory; submit requisitions; collects and distributes instruments, trays, crash carts, and facility medical equipment.
Performs environmental maintenance duties and assists in maintaining inventory levels throughout the Center.
Responds to requests for assistance from the professional staff to the level of competence attained.
Verifies that equipment functions properly.
Requisitions for repair or replacement of surgical instrumentation; removes defective instrumentation from general service.
Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
Disposes of filled suction and trash containers; empties full linen hampers.
Documents maintenance activities when required to do so.
Assists with maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality.