Nurse Assistant - Neuro Intensive Care (Full-time, 7pm-7am)

Washington Regional Medical System; Fayetteville (AR); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville, AR is seeking a Nurse Assistant to support nursing staff under supervision of a licensed nurse.

The role assists with hygiene, vital signs documentation, mobility, meals, medication transport, and clerical tasks, contributing to patient safety and care quality.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and CPR certification within 90 days; acute care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Licensure and Certifications: CPR within 90 days of employment, required.
• Experience: Previous experience in an acute care setting, preferred.

Responsabilités

• Assist with basic hygiene needs.
• Obtain vital signs and document into the electronic medical records system.
• Assist with ambulation, patient mobility, and transport.
• Assist patient with meals, as needed.
• Transport medications and blood products, including sealed medication trays for crash cart exchange, as needed.
• Assist with clerical support duties including, data entry, order entry, and maintaining departmental supplies.

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Description du poste

Job Details: Job Location: Fayetteville, AR 72703, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School Diploma or GED, Job Shift: Nights, Job Category: Nursing Services, Organization Overview, Mission, Vision, and Values

Our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education. Washington Regional Medical System is a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system located in Northwest Arkansas in the heart of Fayetteville, which is consistently ranked among the Best Places to live in the country. Our 425-bed medical center has been named the #1 hospital in Arkansas for five consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. We employ 3,200+ team members and serve the region with over 40 clinic locations, the region’s only Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence - the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute; Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute; Washington Regional Women and Infants Center; Washington Regional Total Joint Center; and Washington Regional Pat Walker Center for Seniors.

Position Summary

The role of the Nurse Assistant reports to the Director of Nursing. This position, under close supervision of a licensed nurse, is responsible for assisting the nursing staff in caring for patients. This position assists in achieving patient quality of care, national patient safety, regulatory agency, and budgetary goals.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Assist with basic hygiene needs
• Obtain vital signs and document into the electronic medical records system
• Assist with ambulation, patient mobility, and transport
• Assist patient with meals, as needed
• Transport medications and blood products, including sealed medication trays for crash cart exchange, as needed
• Assist with clerical support duties including, data entry, order entry, and maintaining departmental supplies

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Licensure and Certifications: CPR within 90 days of employment, required.
• Experience: Previous experience in an acute care setting, preferred.

Work Environment

This position will spend 90% of time standing and/or walking while pushing, pulling, lifting, and/or carrying up to 50 lbs. This position spends 10% of time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment. This position has exposure to body fluids, radiation and communicable disease This position serves a culturally and linguistically diverse patient population.

Notice: This job description is designed to provide an overview of the essential and principal duties and responsibilities of the position. The job description is not designed or intended to cover or set forth a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Washington Regional reserves the right in its absolute discretion to change duties, responsibilities or activities or assign new duties, responsibilities, or activities at any time with or without notice. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.