Nursing Assistant Cert

Prisma Health; Easley, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health Baptist Easley Med Campus in Easley, SC seeks a Nursing Assistant to support patient care under RN supervision. The role includes assisting with activities of daily living, data collection, and maintaining a clean, safe patient environment.

You will perform basic nursing activities, document observations in the medical record, and follow safety protocols. This position emphasizes teamwork, compassion, and adherence to care plans within a surgical specialty unit.

Qualifications

• Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.
• No experience required.
• CNA certification or proof of completed CNA training may be accepted at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care.
• Performs data collection including vital signs and inputs to medical records.
• Maintains confidentiality and safe patient handling at all times.
• Documents activities and patient status for RN review.
• Provides comfort measures and non-pharmacological pain relief.
• Performs other duties as delegated by RN.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry skills

Mathematical skills

Patient equipment knowledge

Education

Nursing assistant program

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Assists in providing patient care based on the individualized plan of care for a patient. As delegated, performs basic nursing activities. Conducts data collection, monitors and documents patient status. Ensures confidentiality of all patient information. Utilizes safe patient handling at all times. Informs RN of activities performed observations of patients and changes in patient status. Provides a neat and clean patient environment.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Assists patients with activities of daily living. Turns and repositions patients alone or with assistance. May transport patients and assist with walking. Assists with fall prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.

• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including, but not limited to, non-sterile soaks, application of non-sterile simple dressings, perineal care.

• Performs data collection including vital signs, fluid intake and outtake and basic and sterile specimen collection. Properly documents and maintains data on medical record and informs RN of activities performed, observations of patients and changes in patient status.

• Runs errands, answers telephone, answers and responds to call lights.

• Performs point of care testing as trained and delegated by RN. Reports lab values to RN.

• Provides and documents comfort and non-pharmacological pain management measures.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program.

• Experience - No experience required.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of school verification of a nursing assistant training course, will accept current or former state CN A certification as proof of completed state required training at time of hire.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic computer skills / Data entry skills

• Mathematical skills

• Working knowledge of patient equip (suction, vitals, defib)

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Baptist Easley Med Campus

Facility

Baptist Easley Hospital

Department

Surgical Specialty

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