Nursing Assistant - Caring Roles & Benefits

Altru Health System; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 23,515 - 35,266; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) retirement plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life and disability insurance

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Altru Health System in Grand Forks, ND is seeking a Nursing Assistant to work under a licensed nurse providing direct patient care during admissions, discharges, and routine duties.

You will assist with basic cares, transporting and transfers, observe patient conditions, take vital signs, and promptly report changes to the nurse. The role requires certification as Nurse Aide in North Dakota within 4 months, and BLS within 90 days; English proficiency is required.

Qualifications

• Nursing Assistant works under the direction of a licensed nurse in the provision of direct patient care including the admission and discharge process.
• Identifies changes in patient's condition and communicates these changes to the Nurse immediately.
• Provides assistance with basic cares, transporting and patient transfers.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to and assists in implementing plan of care that reflects the patient's physical, psychological, social, educational, developmental and rehabilitative needs based on patient's age, ethnic origin, economic status, lifestyle, creed or philosophical beliefs.
• Demonstrates competency and ability to carry out department specific functions in accordance to the department's standards of care, policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the department/organization.
• Contributes to the assessment of the health status of patients, including interactions with patient's family members by collecting basic subjective and objective data from observations and interviews, including taking vital signs and reporting and recording appropriately.
• Identifies basic signs and symptoms of deviations from normal health status and provides basic information which licensed nurses use in identification of problems and needs.
• Reports the patient's self-report/symptoms of pain promptly according to standard operating procedure.

Job description

Altru Health System in Grand Forks, ND is seeking a Nursing Assistant to work under a licensed nurse providing direct patient care during admissions, discharges, and routine duties.

You will assist with basic cares, transporting and transfers, observe patient conditions, take vital signs, and promptly report changes to the nurse. The role requires certification as Nurse Aide in North Dakota within 4 months, and BLS within 90 days; English proficiency is required.