Nursing Assistant - Float Pool - 12hr Shifts

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Assistant for the Float Pool at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. The position is 72 hours per two weeks, on the day shift, with 12-hour shifts and every-third-weekend work. It is eligible for benefits. The Float Pool provides staffing flexibility and support across hospital departments and specialties. Float Pool staff help maintain consistent patient care, support departments during high-demand periods, and contribute to smooth hospital operations. The Nursing Assistant supports professional nurses and caregivers in delivering patient care. The role also involves transporting patients and equipment, preparing and maintaining patient rooms, and reordering and stocking supplies. The Nursing Assistant works under the direction of a professional nurse and may receive patient care assignments according to unit needs and the manager or charge nurse’s discretion.

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 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 requirement does not need to be maintained throughout employment and does not apply if subsequently transferring into another Nursing Assistant, Nursing Station Tech, or Nursing Station Attendant position.

Nice To Haves

Recent acute care hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Assist with basic patient care, including grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, dressing changes, applying ointments or creams, and oral hygiene.
Collect and test specimens.
Position and ambulate patients, change linens, and promptly answer call lights.
Assist nurses in monitoring patient condition.
Accurately measure and record weights, intake and output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, and oxygen saturation.
Place patients on and off monitors or other equipment.
Report unusual findings to the RN in a timely manner.
Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Orient patients and families to the environment.
Account for and document patient belongings upon admission, transfer, and discharge.
Transport patients, equipment, specimens, and supplies.
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 tasks performed on the appropriate form.
Perform other tasks as needed.