Nursing Assistant - Older Adult/Geriatric Med Surg - 24 or 36 Hours/Week - Nights

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This includes helping families grow through special deliveries, conveying difficult diagnoses with compassion, going above and beyond for patient needs, and celebrating patients who overcome diseases or personal health challenges.

Responsibilities

• Supports personal hygiene and daily living needs of patients.
• Ensures patient comfort and provides vital sign monitoring.
• Cleans and prepares treatment spaces while ensuring patient safety.
• Communicates patient needs and feedback to appropriate staff.
• Completes clinical activities as per the patient's plan of care.
• Documents patient activities and responses accurately and timely.
• Maintains a safe, efficient, and sanitary patient care environment.
• Performs exam room preparation and equipment setup.
• Maintains clinical care stock and restocks areas independently.
• Assists with patient amenities and transportation.
• Manages sterilization needs and follows infection control protocols.
• Answers call lights and reports incidents to appropriate staff.
• Performs other duties as delegated by professional staff.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Completion of first clinical rotation as Nursing Assistant preferred.
• Completion of a 75-hour state-approved Nurse Assistant course or 6 months of Nurse Assistant experience required.
• Previous customer service, cleaning, food service, and patient-related experience preferred.
• One to three months on-the-job experience to learn hospital procedures and routines preferred.
• Previous experience in patient care settings such as hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes preferred.
• Previous experience with direct patient contact preferred.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and carry out instructions, follow schedules, communicate information, read simple and clear instructions, and complete reports.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills commensurate with job description.
• Participation in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs.

Skills

• Understanding of and ability to carry out instructions.
• Communication skills.
• Documentation skills.
• Physical abilities to perform medium work demands.

Benefits

Nebraska Methodist Health System offers competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a supportive work environment where employees are valued. Additional incentives include sign-on bonuses, shift differentials, and tuition assistance.

Pay

Competitive pay is offered based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The position is available on a 24 or 36-hour per week schedule, with shifts starting at 6:45pm and ending at 7:15am.

Job Description

This role involves assisting patients with personal hygiene, daily living needs, and comfort. Duties also include cleaning treatment spaces, preparing exam rooms, managing sterilization needs, and maintaining a safe patient care environment. The position requires a combination of physical and cognitive skills, including the ability to follow instructions, communicate effectively, and manage patient care.

Job Requirements

• Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: Completion of a 75-hour state-approved Nurse Assistant course or 6 months of Nurse Assistant experience required.
• Previous experience: Customer service, cleaning, food service, and patient-related experience preferred.
• On-the-job experience: One to three months on-the-job experience to learn hospital procedures and routines preferred.
• Previous experience: Previous experience in patient care settings such as hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes preferred.
• Direct patient contact: Previous experience with direct patient contact preferred.
• Training: Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.

License/Certifications

• Required: Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Understand and carry out instructions.
• Follow schedules.
• Communicate information.
• Read simple and clear instructions.
• Complete reports.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• Participate in mandatory in-services and continuing education programs.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing Colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking.

Job Hazards

• Not Related Electrical Shock/Static, Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means).
• Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-Ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc), Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means) - NICU only.
• Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps), Equipment/Machinery/Tools, Explosives (pressurized gas), Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, protective personal equipment required), Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations.

About Methodist

Nebraska Methodist Health System comprises four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. Founded in 1891, the organization prioritizes service to communities and offers financial assistance, health education, outreach, and community benefit activities.

Employer Information

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state, or local law.