Nursing Assistant - Intermediate Care Unit

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

25d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant for the Intermediate Care Unit at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. The position is 56 hours per two weeks, working eight-hour evening shifts and every other weekend. The Intermediate Care Unit is a fast-paced, 30-bed surgical specialty unit focused on patient-centered care and multidisciplinary collaboration. It cares for complex surgical and medical patients, including people recovering from vascular, thoracic, and open-heart procedures, as well as cardiac and respiratory patients who require advanced monitoring. The unit has telemetry capabilities and a progressive training approach. The Nursing Assistant supports professional nurses and caregivers in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, preparing and maintaining patient rooms, and replenishing supplies. The position works under the direction of a professional nurse rather than autonomously. Patient-care assignments may be made according to unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain 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 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.
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 routine personal care, including grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, oral hygiene, and applying ointments or creams.
Collect and test specimens.
Position and ambulate patients, change linens, and promptly answer call lights.
Assist nurses in monitoring patients and accurately measure and record weights, intake and output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, and oxygen saturation.
Place patients on and remove them from monitors or other equipment.
Report unusual findings to the RN promptly.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Orient patients and families to the care environment.
Account for and document patient 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 rooms and equipment.
Order and stock supplies.
Accurately document completed tasks on the appropriate form.
Perform other tasks as needed.