Nursing Assistant Trainee - FT

About the role

The Nursing Assistant Trainee is enrolled in a learning experience designed to develop the confidence and competence to serve as a caregiver that provides personal care to clients. Under the supervision of a licensed nurse, the trainee, in partnership with a preceptor, provides holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights in a safe, caring, and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Provides holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights in a safe, caring, and efficient manner under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
• Works within the role of a non-certified nursing assistant.
• Enrolled in a formal nursing assistant program and fulfills all training requirements in the designated timeframe.
• Delivers age-appropriate care to meet the physical, psychological, and restorative needs of the client as defined in the care plan.
• Assists the care team and documents client care when appropriate.
• Communicates changes in client condition and care-related concerns to a licensed nurse.
• Assists with basic health care needs and activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, undressing, obtaining vital signs, providing psychosocial support, and delivering other personal care as assigned.
• Assists the client in transferring, repositioning, range of motion exercises, and walking using appropriate transfer techniques and equipment.
• Assists clients with meals and snacks and provides water and nutritional supplements as appropriate.
• Assists with housekeeping, laundry services, and other duties as assigned within non-certified nursing assistant role.

Requirements

• High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
• Minimum age of 16.
• Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license required within four months of employment.
• Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor. Vehicle report and proof of valid driver’s license.
• Must be medically qualified to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per our Sanford Driving Policy per the leaders request.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
• Minimum age of 16.
• Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license required within four months of employment.
• When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.
• Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor. Vehicle report and proof of valid driver’s license.
• Must be medically qualified to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per our Sanford Driving Policy per the leaders request.

Skills

• Ability to do detailed work correctly.
• Handle stress.
• Demonstrate critical thinking.
• Prioritize responsibilities.
• Work with clients and their families to ensure their physical, cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and social needs are met.
• Assist with basic health care needs and activities of daily living.
• Assist with housekeeping, laundry services, and other duties as assigned within non-certified nursing assistant role.

Benefits

Good Samaritan offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits.

Pay

$15.00 - $15.00

Schedule

Varies

Benefits

Good Samaritan is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.