Nurse Assistant I - 9E Medical Surgical

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. Department: Medical Surgical.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
• 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 required.
• Specialized education requirements (for those not meeting minimum six‑month nursing assistance experience requirement): acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions, or long term care nursing assistant course, or completion of an emergency medical technician program, or completion of a medical assistant program, or completion of a clinical rotation while participating in an accredited nursing program.
• Direct patient care experience preferred.
• Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months required when the specialized education requirements identified above have not been met.
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).

Benefits

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

Schedule

Full‑time, night shift (7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.), 72 hours per pay period (bi‑weekly). Weekends required; no on‑call duty.