Nursing Assistant

About the Role

Regions Hospital is hiring a compassionate, collaborative, and committed Nursing Assistant who is driven to provide excellent care to our patients! When you start your career as a Nursing Assistant you will receive 2-3 weeks of training with our nursing education to learn more about our electronic health system, hospital safety, disengagement skills and restraints, and unlicensed assistive partner skills. Being a part of the nursing team at Regions means you will use your technical and people skills to positively impact the type of care our patients receive and overall experience.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the patient with activities of daily living (ADLs)
• Providing patient care treatments which include but are not limited to, discontinuing IVs, restraint monitoring, and collecting patient vitals, weights, and intake & output all in a safe, timely, and effective matter
• Regularly collecting specimens such as urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose at the direction of the nurse
• Responding to patient call lights and requests
• Communicating with patients and visitors
• Assisting the nurses with procedures as requested
• Documenting and charting in our electronic health system

Schedule

.7 FTE (28 hours per week) working evenings (3pm-11:30pm). This position requires you work every other holiday.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program (may include being listed on the MN Registry) Or Experience in an acute care or long-term care setting as a Nursing Assistant and/or Emergency Room Technician (6 months at a minimum of 0.5 FTE) Or Completion of one clinical rotation in a RN or LPN program within the past 12 months
• A current Basic Life Support CPR certification from either the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• Experience or nursing assistant education must have occurred within the last five (5) years
• Current CPR certification (American Heart BLS for Healthcare Providers) required (demonstrates at the time of employment and every 2 years thereafter)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Demonstrates basic computer skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with patients, visitors, and co-workers
• Ability to independently initiate appropriate tasks within the scope of practice of the position
• Ability to provide individualized care and respond to a variety of patient/family preferences
• Ability to provide an exceptional patient experience utilizing strong customer service skills
• Ability to set priorities and manage time effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent
• Prior experience in acute care or hospital setting
• Nursing assistant certification
• Proficiency using Electronic Health Record (EPIC)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Our Nursing Assistants who work above a .5 FTE (40 hours per 2 weeks) are eligible for medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with a match, disability insurance, paid time-off, and tuition reimbursement. Aside from traditional benefits, Regions Hospital offers a range of non-traditional benefits to all employees such as an employee health clinic, on-site fitness center, a 24/7 employee assistance program to assist employees with a range of topics, and an employee resiliency center.