Nursing Assistant Full-Time (ASC)

Atlas Healthcare Partners; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Retirement package matching

Job summary

Atlas Healthcare Partners operates Banner Surgery Center-Sports Medicine in Scottsdale, an ASC focused on orthopedics with six operating rooms. This nursing assistant role supports routine patient care, data collection, and coordination within the nursing team to promote comfort and safety.

You will document care activities, assist with hygiene, mobility, and nutrition, and communicate patient status to licensed professionals to ensure seamless care delivery in a fast-paced outpatient setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and current BLS certification required.
• In-state CNA/LNA, CMA or EMT-IV credentials required for new hires.
• Experience in healthcare settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient comfort by assisting with basic hygiene and mobility.
• Collects vital signs and other delegated measurements per policy.
• Documents patient data and care in medical records.
• Assists in transporting patient specimens and supplies.
• Communicates patient status to licensed professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains clean, stocked environment and supports unit procedures.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma/GED

Current BLS certification

CNA/LNA or CMA or EMT-IV credentials (state of practice)

Job description

The Banner Surgery Center-Sports Medicine is managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners. Located at 7400 N. Dobson Rd in Scottsdale, the surgery center is a newly built facility that is part of a dynamic group of ASCs that stands by providing exceptional care and outstanding customer service to patients in the east valley of Phoenix. The focus of the ASC will be Orthopedics, which can adapt to all specialties and offers six operating rooms and twenty-two pre/post care bays. This facility will uphold a “team foundation” centered around the Atlas company values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. Atlas believes each person is unique and crucial to positive outcomes, but one person does not make the team. Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much!

Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health have partnered to manage, operate and grow Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest. As one of the fast-growing healthcare partnerships, our focus is to provide exceptional care and outstanding customer service to every patient, every physician, every time. All this while focusing daily on their company core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. We provide top of the industry health and dental benefits with a matching retirement package. It’s a special working environment and one we believe you will greatly enjoy.

Position Summary

This position provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall plan of care. This position is responsible for on-going patient data collection and documentation in the medical record; provides a variety of support functions which contribute to the overall efficient operation of the nursing department.

Essential Functions

• Completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility and assisting patients with nutritional intake, as needed.
• Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements in accordance with facility and standards of care.
• Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care.
• Assists in the transportation of patient specimens.
• Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patients’ health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
• Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and state scope of practice.
• Provides necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.
• Maintains a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.
• May provide general support to the department, including greeting and assisting patients, visitors, physicians, and personnel.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

NOTE:

The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED and current BLS certification is required.
• In the state of Washington, one of the following credentials is required:
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers
• Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers
• Certified Medical Assistant
• Licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-IV)

Preferred Qualifications

• Skills and abilities typically attained with one year of medical/clinical/clerical experience; preferably in a hospital, ambulatory surgery center, or prior experience in customer service.
• One of the following credentials is preferred.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers
• Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers
• Certified Medical Assistant
• Licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-IV)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ENVIRONMENT FACTORS

DP - Typical Direct Patient Care Environment

• Able to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch frequently.
• Possess physical agility and adequate reaction time to respond quickly and appropriately to unexpected patient care needs.
• Needs adequate hearing and visual acuity, including adequate color vision.
• Requires fine motor skills, adequate eye-hand coordination, and ability to grasp and handle objects.
• Able to use proper body mechanics to assist patients in ambulating, transferring in and out of bed, chair or wheelchair.
• May be required to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Must use standard precautions due to threat of exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
• Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone.
• May require use of computer, phone and general office equipment.