Nurse Aide

Job Summary

PART TIME & FULL TIME OPPORTUNITIES Begin your healthcare career with Monument Health, no experience necessary! As a Nurse Aide, you will be valued as an essential team member providing compassionate patient-focused care. A Nurse Aide will improve patient experience and demonstrate what it means to be part of a team and raise the bar for patient care. You will make a difference. Every day!

Primary Location

Rapid City, SD USA

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Starting Pay Rate Range

$18.20 - $20.92 (Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Description

• Completes patient cares and documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to policies, procedures and regulations.
• Demonstrates the desire to grow as an employee, team and facility.
• Positively supports and contributes to departmental development as evidenced by participating in meetings and training.
• Contributes valuable input to the patient’s care planning process.
• Affords direct resident care needs to residents with supervised personal/rehabilitative cares as outlined in their individualized care plan to assist with maintaining or improving functional abilities, comfort, independence and safety.
• Reports any safety concerns, abnormal parameters as defined for the patient population, or health concerns of the patient to the nurse.
• Encourages the patient to participate in their own activities of daily living and other aspects of the plan of care as appropriate.

Essential Functions

• Completes patient cares and documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to policies, procedures and regulations.
• Demonstrates the desire to grow as an employee, team and facility.
• Positively supports and contributes to departmental development as evidenced by participating in meetings and training.
• Contributes valuable input to the patient’s care planning process.
• Affords direct resident care needs to residents with supervised personal/rehabilitative cares as outlined in their individualized care plan to assist with maintaining or improving functional abilities, comfort, independence and safety.
• Reports any safety concerns, abnormal parameters as defined for the patient population, or health concerns of the patient to the nurse.
• Encourages the patient to participate in their own activities of daily living and other aspects of the plan of care as appropriate.

Preferred Additional Requirements

• Education - High School Diploma/GED Equivalent in General Studies
• Certification - Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Experience - 1+ years of related experience

Scheduling Requirements

Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.

Physical Requirements

• Very Heavy work - exerting over 25 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or more than 50 pounds frequently (34-66% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force occasionally (up to 33% of the time), and/or more than 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects.
• Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
• May be exposed to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Job Category

Nursing

Job Family

Nursing Support

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.