Nursing Assistant Full-Time Nights

ScionHealth; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Nursing Assistant for full-time night shifts in Louisville. This role focuses on assisting patients with daily activities and providing essential nursing care. Candidates should possess a high school diploma, a current BLS certification, and relevant experience. Join a team committed to empowering caregivers and delivering exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• Current BLS Certification required.
• Minimum six months’ experience in acute or long-term care facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists with daily living activities, emotional support, and complex clinical skills.
• Records patient vital signs and maintains a safe environment.
• Helps with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Completion of course for nursing assistants

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Description

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.

Job Summary

Assists professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in assigned area. Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides for personal care, emotional support and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of professional nursing personnel.

Essential Functions

• Consults with and keeps supervisor informed of unit activities, needs, and problems related to patient care
• Provides general nursing care such as positioning the patient, lifting, turning, applying/utilizing special equipment, assisting in the use of bed pan, urinal or commode, ambulating the patient, preoperative and post operative care, and application of binder or anti embolic stockings, bed bath, oral/hair/back care, changing bed linens, cleaning over bed table, and beside stand, straightening patient room and other general care necessary during the shift
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake and output measurements accurately. Documents in a timely manner
• Prepares patient room and bed for admission and transfers and ensures all necessary equipment is in room. Maintains an attractive and comfortable environment for patients with special consideration to cleanliness of room, ventilation, and lighting
• Assists in patient admission, transfer, and discharge procedures. Assist with handling and care of patient belongings and other personal property
• Answers patient call lights, telephone, and paging system and responds as appropriate
• Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, performs routine treatment procedures such as enemas, application of appliances for heat and cold
• Able to release, remove, and reapply restraints to patient under the direction of an RN. Ensures patient is in proper position and alignment
• Assist Registered Nurse and/or LVN/LPN with complicated patient treatment procedures
• Serves and removes patient meal tray in timely manner. Assists with feeding and/or preparing items such as opening milk container, cutting food for patient
• Transports patients to an from various departments as requested. Provide post-mortem care and assists in transporting bodies to the the morgue or designated area
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic computer knowledge
• Able to organize tasks, develop action plans, set priorities and function under stressful situations
• Ability to maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments
• Must read, write and speak fluent English
• Must have good and regular attendance
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%
• Performs other related duties as assigned
  
  

Salary Range: $16.00 - $24.00/Hour

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or GED required
• Completion of course for nursing assistants preferred
  
  

Licenses/Certification

• Current BLS Certification required
  
  

Experience

• Minimum six months’ experience in acute or long-term care facility preferred
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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