Nursing Assistant - Oncology

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant for the Oncology Unit at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. The position is 0.6 FTE (48 hours per two-week pay period), with eight-hour evening shifts, every-other-weekend rotation, and a variable weekday schedule. The 32-bed Med/Surg Oncology unit serves patients age 18 and older, including oncology, hospice, GI, urology, bariatric surgical, medical-surgical, and telemetry patients. Sixteen beds have lifts. St. John's Hospital is a 184-bed facility offering diagnostic and therapeutic services. As part of an interdependent team led by a designated RN, the Nursing Assistant provides patient care to a group of patients and reports care data and progress toward outcomes to the RN. The role supports outcome-focused, holistic patient care and the M Health Fairview Nursing vision.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification; OnTrack participants must be able to obtain certification upon completing 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 a long-term, home care, or acute care setting; current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program and completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
For the direct-care-experience pathway, appropriate 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 activities, including vital sign checks, bladder scanning, blood sugar testing, and documentation of 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.
Communicate accurately and effectively with patients, families, and health care 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 electronic health record and/or other electronic systems according to program standards and department policies and procedures.
Maintain knowledge of and comply with relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Participate in creating and implementing improvements.