Nurse Assistant: Day Shift Care Aide with Benefits

Trinity Health; Langhorne (Bucks County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Education assistance

403B retirement plan

Pet insurance

Accident insurance

Hospital indemnity

Referral Rewards Program

Onsite discounted childcare

Job summary

Trinity Health's St. Mary Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under RN guidance on a 26-bed MG1 Step Down unit. The role supports a 3:1-4:1 patient-to-nurse ratio with day shift coverage from 7am to 7:30pm.

The ideal candidate is a High School graduate with CNA registry or clinical rotation, BLS, and relevant experience. Responsibilities include equipment handling, feeding patients, specimen collection, and participating in hourly rounding.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate/Equivalent required.
• PA Nurse Aide Registry (CNA) OR completed a minimum of one semester of clinical rotations in an accredited nursing program required.
• 1 year of relevant experience and/or relevant certification (EMT) is considered in lieu of required certification/clinical rotation.
• BLS Required

Responsibilities

• Performs direct and indirect patient care activities under RN instructions, physician orders, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Obtain supplies from designated supply rooms to assure patient rooms are ready for patient admission and cleared when patient discharged/transferred.
• Demonstrates ability to feed patients, knowledge of dysphasia precautions and recording intake and output.
• Demonstrates competence while collecting specimens-urine routine, clean catch, foley, stools for c-diff, etc.
• Demonstrates competence with the application of heat and cold packs, ace wraps, slings, binders, protective devices and orthopedic devices.
• Participates in hourly rounding programs to ensure patient safety and reduce patient harm; observes for environmental safety, informs patient and family on safety precautions, turns and repositions patients, preemptively assists with toileting activities, and addresses personal needs.
• Appropriately seeks assistance of the Nurse Manager of designee for conflict resolution.

Education

High School Graduate/Equivalent

PA Nurse Aide Registry (CNA) or completed clinical rotations

BLS Certification

Job description

Trinity Health's St. Mary Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Assistant to provide direct and indirect patient care under RN guidance on a 26-bed MG1 Step Down unit. The role supports a 3:1-4:1 patient-to-nurse ratio with day shift coverage from 7am to 7:30pm.

The ideal candidate is a High School graduate with CNA registry or clinical rotation, BLS, and relevant experience. Responsibilities include equipment handling, feeding patients, specimen collection, and participating in hourly rounding.