Nurse Assistant I - 8E General Surgery

McLaren Health Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a Nursing Assistant to support nursing staff and assist in delivering patient care according to the patient care plan and hospital policies. The role is full-time and involves night shift duties and weekend coverage as needed.

Under supervision of a registered nurse, you will perform routine patient care tasks, document data, and respond to patient needs while ensuring quality care.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Specialized education options include acute care nursing assistant, long term care nursing assistant, EMT, medical assistant, or clinical rotation during an accredited nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient care such as call light response, ambulating, transferring, positioning, and personal hygiene assistance.
• Collects, records, and reports patient data; reports changes in condition.
• Performs basic nursing tasks and quality checks on equipment as directed.

Skills

Patient care

BLS certification

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Acute care nursing assistant course

Long term care nursing assistant course

EMT program

Medical assistant program

Clinical rotation in accredited nursing program

Job description

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

Benefits

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
• Collects, records, and reports various patient data. Reports changes in patient condition.
• 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:
• 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
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 7a-7p
• Hours Per Pay Period: 70
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes
• Shift: Nights