Compassionate Caregiver: Senior Care Unit (12-Hour Shifts)

Mille Lacs Health System; Onamia (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement, Discounts and/或

Retirement Plans

Long-Term/Short-Term Disability

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Mille Lacs Health System is seeking a Nursing Assistant Resident (NAR) to support nursing and clinical staff in the Senior Care Unit. Duties include ADLs, vital signs, mobility assistance, and therapeutic activities under supervision.

This role follows a 12-hour swing shift with every other weekend, and requires MN Nursing Assistant registration and CPR certification. Training and safety policies are in place.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Registration with the MN Board of Nursing as a Nursing Assistant required.
• CPR Certification required.
• Demonstrate knowledge to care for patients in the Senior Care Unit.

Responsibilities

• Assist the assigned patients in activities of daily living.
• Take care of a patient's personal hygiene (bed baths, shaving, nail care).
• Toileting patients and emptying catheter bags.
• Monitor vital signs (temp, pulse, respiration, blood pressure).
• Set up meal trays and document intake; feed patients as needed.
• Serve nutritional supplements.
• Make beds and keep space clean.
• Assist in therapy area and accompany patients.
• Assist ambulation and prevent bedsores.
• Observe patients and communicate needs to RN.
• Document care in EMR (vital signs, intake/output, meals).
• Assist admission process and orient patient to unit.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment staffing.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Registered Nursing Assistant with MN Board license

CPR Certification

Health care industry experience

Job description

Mille Lacs Health System is seeking a Nursing Assistant Resident (NAR) to support nursing and clinical staff in the Senior Care Unit. Duties include ADLs, vital signs, mobility assistance, and therapeutic activities under supervision.

This role follows a 12-hour swing shift with every other weekend, and requires MN Nursing Assistant registration and CPR certification. Training and safety policies are in place.