Nursing Student Tech: Hands-on Patient Care

Catholic Health Initiatives; Kearney (NE); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health Initiatives is seeking a Nurse Aide/Student Aide to provide nursing care under RN supervision in a diverse patient mix from neonates to geriatrics at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, NE. You will perform delegated personal care and document clinical activities per unit standards.

Enrollment in a full-time nursing program and an active Nebraska CNA license with BLS are required. The role supports admission, discharge and transfer tasks and collaborates with a

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in a full-time Nursing Program such as an accredited Baccalaureate Nursing Program or RN/ADN/LPN-to-RN program.
• Active Nurse Aide (CNA) license in good standing in Nebraska.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort within assigned tasks, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, enemas, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination.
• Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within assigned tasks; observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN.
• Assists nursing staff with admission, discharge and transfer, inventory of patient belongings, orientation of patient/family, and transport to rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers or beds.
• Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data per work unit standards.
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment; orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment; reports problems and enters repair requests.
• Participates in quality assurance/improvement initiatives and growing opportunities.
• Participates in ongoing education and orientation to the RN role, remaining within scope at all times.

Skills

CNA license

BLS certification

Nursing program enrollment

Education

Nursing program enrollment

Job description

Catholic Health Initiatives is seeking a Nurse Aide/Student Aide to provide nursing care under RN supervision in a diverse patient mix from neonates to geriatrics at CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney, NE. You will perform delegated personal care and document clinical activities per unit standards.

Enrollment in a full-time nursing program and an active Nebraska CNA license with BLS are required. The role supports admission, discharge and transfer tasks and collaborates with a