Inpatient Surgical Nurse Assistant — $3K Sign-On Bonus

CHI St Alexius Bismarck; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

CHI St. Alexius Health in North Dakota seeks a Nurse Assistant to support nursing staff in delivering individualized patient care and maintaining high standards of nursing practice within a compassionate environment.

You will provide direct patient care, assist with daily living activities, monitor vital signs and respond to calls, while upholding the center's mission and policies. A registry eligibility and BLS within orientation are required.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent work experience including ability to read, write, and comprehend medical terminology
• Must be listed on a Nurse Assistant Registry operated by the North Dakota Board of Nursing, State Department and consolidated Laboratories by the North Dakota Board of Nursing, If not on a registry, then must obtain placement on one immediately following orientation and training by St. Alexius Medical Center as stated in the policy “Eligibility for Employment as Nurse Assistant”

Responsibilities

• Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort within assigned tasks, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, enemas, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination. Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, and patient acuity. Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations
• Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within assigned tasks. Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN
• Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed
• Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment. Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to organize tasks

Reading medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Nurse Assistant Registry eligibility

Job description

CHI St. Alexius Health in North Dakota seeks a Nurse Assistant to support nursing staff in delivering individualized patient care and maintaining high standards of nursing practice within a compassionate environment.

You will provide direct patient care, assist with daily living activities, monitor vital signs and respond to calls, while upholding the center's mission and policies. A registry eligibility and BLS within orientation are required.