Nursing Assistant - Short Stay Unit - 12hr Shifts

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

2d•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 role supports professional nurses and caregivers in delivering patient care and works under the direction of a professional nurse. Patient assignments may be made according to unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse. The Short Stay Unit is a 32-bed acute care environment serving surgical and medical patients with short-term needs. The collaborative team works with providers to deliver safe, efficient care focused on recovery and discharge. The position is 60 hours per two weeks on day shifts, working 12-hour shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with every third weekend rotation (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain this certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.
Meet at least one of the following: successfully complete Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview-sponsored Nursing Assistant program; have six months of recent direct-care experience in a long-term, home-care, or acute-care setting; be currently enrolled in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program and have completed one semester of clinical rotation; or hold current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
The six months of direct-care experience may be in an appropriate role such as Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.

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 patient call lights.
Assist nurses in monitoring patient condition and report unusual findings to the RN in a timely manner.
Accurately take and record patient weights, intake and output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, and oxygen saturation.
Place patients on and off monitors or other equipment.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges; orient patients and families to the environment; and account for and document patient belongings.
Transport patients, equipment, specimens, and supplies, and ensure patients arrive at appointments on time.
Use a transfer belt when assisting patients with transfers or ambulation.
Clean, set up, and maintain patient rooms and equipment.
Reorder and stock supplies.
Accurately document tasks performed on the appropriate form.
Perform other tasks as needed.