Nurse Aide | Medical/Surgical

Job Summary

Begin your healthcare career with Monument Health, no experience necessary! As a Nurse Aide, you will be a 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

Sturgis, SD USA

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Starting Pay Rate Range

• $18.20 - $21.83

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.
• Possesses the desire to positively support and contribute to departmental development as evidenced by participating in meetings and training.
• Contributes valuable input to the patient’s care planning process as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Assesses and provides 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.
• Possesses the desire to positively support and contribute to departmental development as evidenced by participating in meetings and training.
• Contributes valuable input to the patient’s care planning process as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Affirms the responsibility to assess and provide 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

Shift

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