Nursing Assistant

Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital•Grand Rapids, MN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant serves the hospital patient population by assisting to provide direct patient care which meets the assigned unit needs through regular rounding. The House Supervisor/Nurse Director may re-assign to other units based on changes of volumes and acuity.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older.
Graduate of a Nursing Aide program.
BLS Certification or ability to obtain within two months of hire and maintains certification.
Demonstrated ability to adhere to and follow Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital Mission, Values, Vision and policies.
Maintains reliable and consistent attendance.

Nice To Haves

Certification and current listing on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry preferred.
Experience in an ambulatory or inpatient health care setting with ability to multi-task and manage multiple patient/family/nursing/physician priorities within short time frames preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates a professional and compassionate attitude towards patients, families, visitors, coworkers and other departmental representatives.
Demonstrates a positive, welcoming and helpful attitude towards all individuals who enter or contact the department.
Answers patients’ call lights promptly and communicates/completes needed patient intervention.
Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent information to ensure patient, visitor and employee rights are protected.
Handles all organizational information in a manner that ensures strict confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Assists in the delivery of patient care as directed to include: transfers, ambulation, feeding, dressing, bathing, weighing, and toileting.
Transports or assists with the transporting of patients.
Promptly delivers specimens and supplies within the hospital.
Reports significant events and actions promptly to the RN.
Applies monitors and reports to the RN the effectiveness of any safety device and/or mobility alarm.
Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with hospital safety, disaster and emergency procedures.
Cleans and disinfects equipment as needed and assists in keeping unit clean and organized.
Attends required in-services and staff meetings.
Understands and adheres to departmental policies and procedures.
Care is delivered with adherence to the policies and procedures of Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital.
Performs and demonstrates competency for all CNA responsibilities for patient care.
Perform other related duties as required. This is not all-inclusive and any other task or job may be assigned in the future.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Tuition reimbursement and scholarship/grant opportunities
Health, dental, vision, & life insurance kick in on the first of the month after 30 days of employment
Generous paid time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
STDB (short term disability bank)
401K with employer contributions
Shift Differential
No Mandates
Every 3rd Weekend Rotation
Experience Pay Given
Employee Referral Program