Nursing Assistant - Intermediate Care Unit - 12hr Shifts

Ebenezer; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Nursing Assistant to join their team at a leading hospital. This role involves providing essential patient care, assisting healthcare professionals, and ensuring a supportive environment for patients and their families. The position offers a chance to work in a dynamic medical/surgical unit, focusing on patient-centered care and collaborative teamwork. With a commitment to innovation and excellence in healthcare, this opportunity allows you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those you serve while enjoying a supportive work environment and various benefits.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Flexible Scheduling

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• BLS certification required; completion of a nursing assistant program preferred.
• Direct care experience in healthcare settings is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist nurses in delivering patient care and monitoring patient conditions.
• Perform personal grooming, feeding, and skin care for patients.
• Transport patients and maintain cleanliness of rooms and equipment.

Skills

Patient Care

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Completion of Nursing Assistant Training Program

Current enrollment in LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program

Six months of direct care experience

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Nursing Assistant at the M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN! This position is 48 hours per two weeks on the Day shift, for 12 hour shifts, every third weekend, and is eligible for benefits such as medical, dental, and more. Check out the benefit link here: Benefits.

Fairview Southdale Hospital offers care to people living and working in the southwest Twin Cities metro area. With more than 40 specialty services, we combine talents to balance innovative technologies and treatments with the art of medicine. Working together, we respectfully address the comprehensive needs of our patients and their families.

The starting base rate of pay for the position is $22.33. Candidates with experience may be brought in at a higher rate of pay.

About this Unit:

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work on a medical/surgical unit? If so, then the Intermediate Care Unit may be an excellent fit for you! This 30 bed unit is situated on the 3rd Floor at Southdale Hospital, and provides telemetry and IMC care for surgical patients. The IMC team focuses on patient-centered care and multi-disciplinary collaboration, on a unit that is lively and exciting.

Job Responsibilities

The Nursing Assistant is responsible for assisting the professional nurse/caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and/or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and the reordering and stocking of supplies. The Nursing Assistant does not work autonomously but works under the direction of a professional nurse. The Nursing Assistant may be given a patient care assignment based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager/charge nurse.

Provides basic patient care by performing routine duties to include:

• Personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding,
• Skin care needs (clean and sterile dressing changes), applying ointments/creams,
• Oral hygiene,
• Specimen collection/testing,
• Position/ambulating,
• Changing linens,
• Promptly answers call lights.

Assists the nurse in monitoring patient condition:

• Accurately takes and records weights, input/output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rates, respiration, oxygen saturation.
• Places patient on/off monitors or equipment.
• Reports unusual findings to the RN in a timely manner.

Assists with admissions, transfers, and discharge of patients:

• Orients patient and their family to the environment.
• Assures the patient’s belongings are accounted for, documented upon admission, transfer and discharge.

Transports patients, equipment, specimen and supplies:

• Assures patients get to appointments on time.
• Uses transfer belt when assisting patients with transfers and/or ambulation.

Cleans, sets up, and maintains rooms and equipment:

• Orders and stocks supplies.

Accurately documents tasks performed on appropriate form.

Performs other tasks as needed.

Required QualificationsLicense/Certification/Registration

• Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification required. Ontrack participants must be able to obtain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.

AND ONE or more of the following:

• Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview sponsored Nursing Assistant program.

Or

• Six months of recent direct care experience in a long term, home care or acute care setting. (Appropriate roles may include, Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant or Emergency Room Technician)

Or

• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program, and completion of one (1) semester of clinical rotation within the program.

Or

• Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire. This requirement does not need to be maintained throughout employment and is not required if subsequently transferring into another Nursing Assistant or Nursing Station Tech or Nursing Station Attendant position.