Patient Care Tech – Surgical Renal (Day Shift)

Sioux Center Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, seeks a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) to provide routine patient care and support services under nurse or physician supervision. The role requires compassion, reliability, and the ability to work rotating weekends/holidays.

Responsibilities include ambulating patients, assisting with activities of daily living, answering call lights, and coordinating appointments. CNA certification and HS diploma or GED are preferred requirements.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work the hours specified and perform essential functions.
• Visual acuity required to perform duties and effective communication with others.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe and direct patient care: ambulating, bathing, positioning, feeding, and related tasks.
• Responds promptly to patient call lights and ensures valuables are properly handled.
• Greets visitors, answers inquiries, directs and assists; may relay messages.
• Ambulates patients, assists with transfers, measures intake/output, and transports as needed.
• Coordinates outpatient appointments and requisitions for diagnostic/therapeutic services.
• Maintains orderly patient rooms and handles related clerical duties.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School or GED Equivalent

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board

Job description

Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, seeks a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) to provide routine patient care and support services under nurse or physician supervision. The role requires compassion, reliability, and the ability to work rotating weekends/holidays.

Responsibilities include ambulating patients, assisting with activities of daily living, answering call lights, and coordinating appointments. CNA certification and HS diploma or GED are preferred requirements.