Nurse Assistant- Med Surg 6 West

Powers Health; Munster (IN); Hybride; USD 21 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Tuition assistance and career dev.

Paid Time Off

Résumé du poste

Powers Health is hiring a Nurse Assistant for 6 West at Community Hospital in Munster, IN, to work 12-hour night shifts (7p–7:30a) with every other weekend and holidays. The floor features 26 beds with private rooms and isolation capacity, focusing on medical/surgical and gynecology overflow patients.

The role includes direct patient care, ADL assistance, nutrition support, and safe transfers—on a 0.9 FTE, full-time evening/night schedule. Benefits and growth opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year direct patient care experience.
• Successful completion of competency exam or nursing program clinicals.
• Nursing assistant certification required.
• Annual skill validations and safety/infection control procedures.

Responsabilités

• Assists patients with ADLs, ambulation, mobility, positioning, turning and lifting.
• Transfers and discharges assistance.
• Feeds patients, provides water, and supports nutritional needs.
• Adheres to hospital policies and nursing service standards.

Formation

High school diploma or equivalency

Nursing assistant certification / clinicals completion

CPR certification

Description du poste

Full-time , Evenings/Nights , 72 hrs; 7p-7:30a, every other weekend & holiday

Hours/Pay Period: 72

FTE: 0.9

Nurse Assistant Job, 12 hour night shift (7p-7:30a), Med Surg 6 West

Powers Health is hiring a Nurse Assistant for 6 West to work 12 hour nights at Community Hospital in Munster, IN.

6 West is a 26 bed medical/surgical floor with all private rooms including 6 negative pressure isolation rooms where the nursing staff provides high quality, individualized care to patients with a variety of chronic and acute medical/surgical conditions and gynecology overflow patients. The minimum age of patients admitted is 12 years of age, but the average age is 63 years. The unit has approximately 75% of the patients being surgical patients and 25% being general medical patients.

Nurse Assistant Roles and Responsibilities:

• Performs various designated patient care activities necessary in caring for the personal needs, comfort and safety of the patient in accordance with Hospital Policy and Nursing Service Standards.
• Assists patients with ADLs, ambulation, mobility, positioning, turning and lifting while maintaining all Safety Patient Care Practices.
• Assists patients with transfers and discharges.
• Assists patients with nutritional needs ie passing and collecting food trays, feeding patients, providing fresh water every shift, assist with maintenance of special diets and between meal nourishment.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency preferred.
• One year direct patient care experience with successful completion of competency exam, completion of one semester of clinicals in nursing program or completion of nursing assistant certification required.
• CPR certification required.
• Completes annual skill validations as well as safety and infection control procedures.

Your Extraordinary Career Starts Here

We invite you to join our team of professionals where your unique talents will be well utilized in a work environment that promotes your further growth and development. In return for your valuable service and contributions, PH offers a competitive wage and benefits package along with the necessary tools, resources and mentoring opportunities to support your career advancement goals.

Our comprehensive benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Wellness program, including free screenings
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Retirement savings plan
• Life insurance
• Disability income protection
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness center discount program
• Tuition assistance and career development
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Reward and recognition programs