Surgical Care Assistant: Pre/Post-Op Support & Patient Care

HealthPartners; Minnesota; On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401k with match

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Educational reimbursement

Onsite employee fitness center

Free parking

Employee discounts

Job summary

Regions Hospital seeks a Surgical Care Assistant to join our team in Saint Paul, MN. Under the direction of the Charge Nurse and Nurse Manager, you assist with admission/discharge preparation and transportation, and help maintain a safe, clean environment across PSCU, PACU, and STCU.

The role requires BLS certification and a nursing assistant program within the last five years, or six months acute/long-term care as a Nursing Assistant at 0.5 FTE within the last five years, or RN/LPN clinical

Qualifications

• BLS certification and completion of a nursing assistant program within the last five years.
• Six months of acute or long-term care experience as a Nursing Assistant at 0.5 FTE or greater within the last five years.
• Completion of one clinical rotation in an RN or LPN program within the last year.
• Six months of experience as an Emergency Room Technician at a 0.5 FTE or greater within the last five years.
• CNA certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performing activities including bathing, positioning, and assisting with transfers and transports daily.
• Assisting patients with the bathroom on a daily basis.
• Rooming patients pre-operatively and on discharge to home, transporting patients to their vehicle.
• Wiping down equipment and carts, setting up rooms for the next patient, and wiping down surgical carts after each use.
• Collecting patient data including vital signs and weights.
• Performing point of care testing as needed.

Education

BLS certification

Nursing assistant program completed

Clinical rotation RN/LPN program

Emergency Room Technician experience

CNA certification

Job description

Regions Hospital seeks a Surgical Care Assistant to join our team in Saint Paul, MN. Under the direction of the Charge Nurse and Nurse Manager, you assist with admission/discharge preparation and transportation, and help maintain a safe, clean environment across PSCU, PACU, and STCU.

The role requires BLS certification and a nursing assistant program within the last five years, or six months acute/long-term care as a Nursing Assistant at 0.5 FTE within the last five years, or RN/LPN clinical