NURSING ASSISTANT - 6 MAIN

Full-time position, 36 hours per week on a straight night shift (6:00 PM – 6:30 AM).

About the Role

Assists in the safe care of patients on the 6 Main unit as directed. Helps maintain safe and efficient unit operations while utilizing excellent customer service skills. Permitted to change patients from portable oxygen to wall oxygen.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient care under direction.
• Maintain safe and efficient unit operations.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Safely access, transport, and handle single-dose medications, including prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Safely access, transport, and handle sharps such as needles, suture kits, lancets, and syringes.
• Perform Comprehensive Crisis Management as per policy.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (minimum).
• Current enrollment or completion of a nursing assistant training program (preferred).
• Healthcare Provider CPR certification.
• Previous experience working as a nursing assistant in an acute care facility (preferred).

Physical Requirements

The following frequency definitions apply:

• Occasional: 0-1/3 of day, 0-2.5 hrs/day, 1-4 reps/hr
• Frequent: 1/3-2/3 of day, 2.5-5.5 hrs/day, 5-24 reps/hr
• Constant: > 2/3 of day, > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr

Non-Material Handling

• Standing* – Remaining on one's feet in an upright position (FREQUENT).
• Walking – Moving about (CONSTANT).
• Sitting – Remaining in a seated position (OCCASIONAL).
• Stooping – Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine (FREQUENT).
• Bending – Flexing the upper body forward (FREQUENT).
• Twisting – Rotating the upper body (FREQUENT).
• Climbing – Moving on equipment or structures (OCCASIONAL).
• Stairs – Ascending and descending stairs (OCCASIONAL).
• Kneeling – Resting on hands and knees (OCCASIONAL).
• Squatting* – Bending both knees (OCCASIONAL).
• Crouching* – Bending the spine and legs forward (OCCASIONAL).
• Crawling* – Moving on hands and knees (OCCASIONAL).
• Reaching Horizontal* – Extending arms outward under shoulder height (OCCASIONAL).
• Reaching Overhead* – Extending arms above shoulder height (FREQUENT).
• Grasping* – Functional gripping of objects (FREQUENT).
• Finger Manipulation* – Using fingers to manipulate objects (CONSTANT).
• Seeing* – Using visual feedback (CONSTANT).
• Hearing* – Using sound feedback (CONSTANT).
• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use* – Continuous use of arms/hands (CONSTANT).

Material Handling

• Pushing* – Moving objects away (FREQUENT, 20#–50#).
• Pulling* – Moving objects toward (OCCASIONAL, 20#–50#).
• Lift* (Floor to Waist) – (OCCASIONAL, 20#–50#).
• Lift* (Waist to Shoulder) – (FREQUENT, up to 20#).
• Lift* (Shoulder to Overhead) – (FREQUENT, up to 20#).
• Carrying* – Transporting objects (>10 feet, FREQUENT, up to 20#).

Environmental Factors

• Working in cramped quarters – (OCCASIONAL).
• Constant interruptions* – (FREQUENT).
• Working with hands in water* – (FREQUENT).
• Exposure to noise (constant) – (OCCASIONAL).
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens* – (OCCASIONAL).

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements

• Sedentary to Light* – Light house cleaning, computer work (FREQUENT).
• Medium – Mopping, scrubbing, stretching (OCCASIONAL).