Nurse Assistant - 5W Intensive Care Step Down

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Nurse Assistant to support intensive care step-down patients during night shifts. Under RN supervision, you will assist with basic patient care, comfort, and safety while maintaining compliance with HIPAA and facility policies.

Qualified candidates typically have a high school diploma or equivalent and may have CNA/EMT/MA training. Prior patient care experience is preferred and a six-month requirement applies if specific education is not met.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Specialized education options listed (CNA, EMT, MA) if minimum experience not met.
• Direct patient care experience preferred; six months required if education not met.

Responsibilities

• Performs specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN.
• Delivers compassionate support to patients and families.
• Provides assistance with daily activities and personal hygiene.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and OSHA regulations.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment and adheres to infection-control policies.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Compassionate care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Acute care nursing assistant course

Long term care nursing assistant course

Emergency medical technician program

Medical assistant program

Clinical rotation during nursing program

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Nurse Assistant - 5W Intensive Care Step Down

Department:Intensive Care Step Down
Daily Work Times:Varies
Shift: Nights
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 0

Position Summary:
Under the direct supervision of a Nurse, contributes to the delivery of patient-centered care through: Performance of selected day-to-day patient care activities. Maintenance of an environment that is functionally and aesthetically conducive to patient well-being. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies. Interacts with patients considering their developmental, age-specific, and cultural spiritual preferences.

Responsibilities

• Performs specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN in effort to identify/attain treatment goals.
• Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
• Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, showering, feeding, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
• Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.
• Performs other related job duties as requested.

Required

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:
  • acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or
  • long term care nursing assistant course or
  • completion of an emergency medical technician program or
  • completion of medical assistant program or
  • completion of a clinical rotation while participating an accredited nursing program.
• Direct patient care experience preferred. Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.