Surgical Care Assistant (Nursing Assistant)
About The Position
Regions Hospital is looking for a Surgical Care Assistant (Nursing Assistant) to join our Surgical Services team. Under the direction and supervision of the Charge Nurse and Nurse Manager, the Nursing Assistant/Surgical Care Assistant helps prepare patients for surgery and assists them after surgery. The surgical care assistant will aide in the nursing care of newborns, pediatrics, adolescents, adult and geriatric patients including the following tasks: Perform activities such as bathing, re-positioning, and assisting with transports daily Help patients to the bathroom Room patients when they arrive for surgery and on discharge to home, transports patients to their car Wipe down equipment and carts, sets up rooms for next patient and wipes down surgical carts after each use Collect patient data including vital signs and weights Perform glucose testing as needed Restock area with supplies
Requirements
- BLS certification AND completion of a nursing assistant program
- OR
- Experience in an acute care or long-term care setting as a Nursing Assistant (6 months at a minimum of .5 FTE)
- OR
- Completion of one clinical rotation in an RN or LPN program within one year
- OR
- Experience as an Emergency Room Technician (6 months at a minimum of .5 FTE)
- Please note: experience or nursing assistant education must have occurred within the last five years
Nice To Haves
- Six months experience in a health care setting
- Hospital experience strongly desired
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate
Responsibilities
- bathing
- re-positioning
- assisting with transports daily
- Help patients to the bathroom
- Room patients when they arrive for surgery and on discharge to home, transports patients to their car
- Wipe down equipment and carts
- sets up rooms for next patient and wipes down surgical carts after each use
- Collect patient data including vital signs and weights
- Perform glucose testing as needed
- Restock area with supplies
Benefits
- Our benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, 401k with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
- Benefits take effect first day of employment.
- We offer an on-site employee fitness center, an on-site physical therapy clinic for employees as well as an on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need.
- We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
