Nursing Assistant Trainee

About the role

The Nursing Assistant Trainee provides general nursing care in Acute Care/Long Term Care to non-acute and/or acutely ill patients/residents while maintaining a safe and clean environment. The role requires the use of a Hoyer lift for non-ambulatory patients/residents and involves responding calmly and making sound judgments in emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Mentally handles a caring attitude towards both acute and non-acute patients/residents and their families.
• Works at a rapid pace with constant pressure to complete staffing assignments and respond to patient/resident call lights.
• Maintains accountability for all actions taken and accepts delegation from a supervising Registered Nurse.
• Provides nursing care for the adult and geriatric population, including tasks such as bed baths, oral hygiene, hair care, back care, dressing patients/residents, applying treatments for heat and cold, and collecting and transporting specimens.
• Performs bed-side care, such as repositioning patients/residents, lifting and turning them, assisting with toileting, feeding, and personal care items, changing linens, and preparing rooms for patient/resident admissions, transfers, emergencies, or discharges.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment by preparing nursing areas and patient/resident rooms, cleaning utility rooms, reporting equipment issues, and disposing of waste according to organizational policies.
• Floats to other departments as needed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Requirements

This position is covered under the Indian Child Protection Act. SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium serving Southeast Alaska residents. The organization values its employees and prioritizes their professional development through generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, parental leave, health insurance, dental, vision benefits, life insurance, and disability coverage.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• Must be able to follow instructions and demonstrate relevant scope of practice when caring for patients/residents, including proper infection control practices.
• Knowledge of equipment use and understanding of normal and abnormal patient/resident findings.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain a clean work environment and confidentiality of patient/resident information.

Skills

• Oral and written communication skills.
• Equipment use and understanding of normal and abnormal patient/resident findings.
• Confidentiality and infection control practices.

Benefits

SEARHC offers generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance, and disability coverage.

Schedule

Work Shift: OT 8/40