LifeCare Medical Center
Location
Roseau County, Minnesota
Salary
$20 - $26 / HOUR
Assists nursing staff with patient activities of daily living, monitoring body functions, and maintaining a sanitary environment. Responsible for documenting patient observations in the EHR and reporting condition changes to RN/LPN supervisors.
Requires completion of a nurse aide training program and active status on the MN nursing assistant registry along with BLS certification. Preference is given to candidates with 2 or more years of CNA experience and proficiency in electronic medical records.
The Nursing Assistant assists nursing staff in providing patient care, to include procedures that monitor body functions, transportation and movement of patients, set-up and maintenance of equipment, maintaining sanitary and neat conditions as other related duties. The Nursing Assistant is under the direction and supervision of the RN/LPN with implementation of nursing care to accomplish the goals and mission of LifeCare Medical Center. All job duties will be performed and documented according to established policies of OSHA, EPA, JCAHO, federal, state and local agencies, as well as the guidelines of LifeCare Medical Center.
We invite you to join our team as we continue on our commitment of caring for generations.
*It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and on several factors including relevant work experience, education, certification & licensure, and internal equity. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees.
Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary and ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; and providing fresh water and nourishment between meals.
Provides adjunct care by administering, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths
Watches for and reports early changes in patient condition to nurse.
Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; recording intake and output information.
Provides patient comfort by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients’ call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to the RN/LPN
Maintains confidentiality of patient information
Understands facility infection prevention and control policies and procedures and demonstrates proper hand hygiene, transmission-based precautions, standard precautions, equipment and environmental cleaning
Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements; and JCAHO standards.
Collect specimens and transport to lab.
Accurately documents ADLs, tasks, and observations in the HER
Benefits: statement:
LifeCare Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying employees. Depending upon eligibility, we offer a variety of benefits including health, dental, and life insurance. We also offer short and long-term disability, tuition assistance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and a generous time off package to help employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
LifeCare Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
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