Nurse Assistant I - 6E Cardio Vascular

About the role

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient care following patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance; prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance.
• Collects, records, and reports various patient data.
• Reports changes in patient condition.
• Performs surgical skin preps, basic skin care procedures, bedside finger stick blood sugars, and quality control checks of blood glucose instruments.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).

Qualifications

• Direct patient care experience preferred.
• Specialized education options for those without six months of nursing assistant experience: acute care nursing assistant course (preferred for acute care positions), long term care nursing assistant course, completion of an emergency medical technician program, completion of a medical assistant program, or completion of a clinical rotation while participating in an accredited nursing program.
• Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months required when the specialized education requirements above have not been met.

Benefits

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• Full-time
• Shift: Nights
• Daily Work Times: 7p‑7a
• Hours per pay period: 72 (bi‑weekly)
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes