Nursing Assistant - Short Stay Unit - 12hr Shifts

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

3d•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 is 60 hours per two weeks on the day shift, with 12-hour shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and a weekend rotation every third weekend (Friday through Sunday). The Short Stay Unit is a 32-bed acute care environment serving surgical and medical patients with short-term needs. The team collaborates with providers to deliver safe, efficient care focused on recovery and discharge. The Nursing Assistant supports professional nurses and caregivers in patient care, works under a professional nurse’s direction, and is not autonomous. Patient assignments may be made based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse. The role also includes transporting patients and equipment, maintaining rooms, and stocking supplies.

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 qualifications: 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 long-term care, home care, or an acute care setting; current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program with completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
The 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

Provide basic patient care, including grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, oral hygiene, specimen collection and testing, positioning, ambulation, and changing linens.
Answer patient call lights promptly.
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 remove them from monitors or equipment.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Orient patients and families to the environment.
Account for and document patients’ belongings upon admission, transfer, and discharge.
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.
Order and stock supplies.
Accurately document tasks performed on the appropriate form.
Perform other tasks as needed.