Nurse Assistant I - 6E Cardio Vascular

McLaren Health Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support nursing staff in the Cardiovascular department. Under RN supervision, you will assist in delivering patient care according to the patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures.

Responsibilities include routine patient care, data collection, glucose testing, and basic skin care. Required education includes a high school diploma and specialized nursing assistant programs; prior patient care experience is preferred,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Specialized education options include acute care nursing assistant, long term care nursing assistant, EMT, medical assistant, or clinical rotation during accredited nursing program.
• Direct patient care experience preferred; if education isn’t met, at least six months of nursing assistant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine patient care services (call light response, ambulation, transfer, positioning, hygiene assistance).
• Collect, record, and report patient data; observe and report changes in condition.
• Perform basic skin preps, bedside finger-stick glucose, and quality checks of glucose instruments.

Skills

Patient care

Data collection

Glucose testing

Team support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Acute care nursing assistant course

Long term care nursing assistant course

EMT program

Medical assistant program

Tools

Blood glucose meters

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.

Department: Cardio Vascular
Daily Work Times: 7:00a - 7:00p
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 70

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient care following patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Provides routine patient care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.

2. Collects, records, and reports various patient data.Reports changes in patient condition.

3. Performs surgical skin preps, basic skin care procedures, bedside finger stick blood sugars, and quality control checks of blood glucose instruments.

Required:

High school graduate or equivalent required.

Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:

o acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or

o long term care nursing assistant course or

o completion of an emergency medical technician program or

o completion of medical assistant program or

o 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.

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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.