Nursing Assistant - OrthoNeuro Oncology - Casual

Best Care•Council Bluffs, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This casual Nursing Assistant position is for Career EdVantage students only and is located at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Nursing Assistant supports patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, comfort, transportation, and vital-sign monitoring. The role also helps prepare and maintain treatment spaces and equipment while contributing to patient safety and a clean, sanitary care environment. Shifts are casual and scheduled as needed. The Nursing Assistant performs patient-care activities delegated by professional staff and is directly responsible to the staff nurse. Duties include age-appropriate care, communicating patient needs and changes to the care team, documenting care and patient responses in Cerner or on worksheets, maintaining patient rooms and care areas, preparing examination rooms and equipment, and providing reception and office-assistant coverage as directed. Nebraska Methodist Health System describes its culture as “The Meaning of Care,” emphasizing exceptional care for the communities it serves, teamwork, and valuing employees. The system includes four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, a medical supply distributorship, and a central laundry facility.

Requirements

Successful completion of a 75-hour state-approved Nurse Assistant course or six months of Nurse Assistant experience is required.
Must be able to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions, and complete reports.
Must be able to collect, record, and report patient needs to the appropriate caregiver.
Must demonstrate critical-thinking skills commensurate with the job description.
Must participate in mandatory in-services and continuing-education programs as required by policies, procedures, external agencies, and the supervisor.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within three months of hire.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Completion of a first clinical rotation as a Nursing Assistant preferred.
Previous customer-service, cleaning, food-service, and/or patient-related experience preferred.
One to three months of on-the-job experience learning hospital procedures and work routines preferred.
Previous experience in a patient-care setting such as a hospital, clinic, or nursing home preferred.
Previous experience with direct patient contact preferred.
Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification is strongly preferred at the time of hire.
High school students age 16 or older who have completed the required Nurse Assistant course or experience requirements will be considered.

Responsibilities

Provide care appropriate to the patient's age and individual needs, and complete age-specific competency assessments.
Communicate courteously and effectively with patients, visitors, coworkers, physicians, and other members of the health care team; respond promptly to requests and communicate patient issues to appropriate staff.
Participate in the patient report process and obtain feedback from patients and visitors about their hospital experience.
Carry out clinical activities delegated by professional staff according to the patient's plan of care, including personal care and activities of daily living, skin care, repositioning, transfers, ambulation, vital signs, weighing patients, reinforcing education, and transportation assistance.
Report patient comfort needs, skin changes, variations from the plan of care, and other concerns to professional staff.
Document collected data, care delivered, and patient responses accurately, completely, and promptly in Cerner and/or on worksheets, completing documentation before the end of the shift.
Clean and maintain patient rooms, remove trash and soiled linen, manage room conditions, distribute linens, and restock and straighten patient-care areas.
Answer call lights, use infection-control precautions consistently, report incidents, help maintain duty coverage, and assist teammates when assigned work is complete.
Perform delegated duties under the direction of professional staff using the four rights of delegation: task, person, communication, and feedback.
Prepare examination rooms, instruments, equipment, and supplies according to provider protocol; coordinate sterilization needs with sterile processing and return equipment to the appropriate area in a timely manner.
Organize, clean, and restock clinical-care areas and keep supplies up to date.
Cover the front reception area as directed, serve as backup office assistant, answer phones professionally, accurately transcribe provider messages, and assist with intake, scheduling, and other assigned duties.