Munson Healthcare·Gaylord, Michigan
Provide supportive services to nursing staff and assist residents with activities of daily living, including lifting, positioning, and transporting. Coordinate dining services, monitor nutritional intake, and document resident progress and skin condition.
Company Description More Than Just Care, It’s Community Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation.
That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.
If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.
To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other.
Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.
Invested in You Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.
Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.
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Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.
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Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings
A Day in the Life Provides supportive services to nurse(s) and other staff as needed and performs duties as assigned. Assists resident with or perform activities of daily living for residents in accordance with care plans and established policies and procedures. Assists resident with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc. Coordinates dining room services at assigned mealtimes, including set-up and clean-up, meal tray delivery, feeding assistance, and documentation of meal intake. Delivers nutritional supplements to residents at assigned times and provides assistance as necessary to ensure intake. Documents intake accordingly. Assists with weighing residents according to facility policy, and records weight in designated locations. Reports weight changes to nurse and supervisor. Assists with tracking the condition of the resident’s skin. Reports any presence of pressure areas, skin breakdown or skin tears to nurse and supervisor. Assists nursing staff in carrying out toileting program activities. Completes flow sheets daily to indicate that the specified task was done. Documents the progress of each resident as directed by supervisor. Keeps nurse and supervisor informed of factors that interfere with being able to perform the work as assigned (i.e. resident refusal, reassigned to nursing unit). Reports change in a resident’s condition to the resident’s nurse and supervisor.
What’s Required High School Diploma or GED Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the State of Michigan, or completion of a State-approved training program one (1) month of hire and certification acquired within 4 months of hire as required by the state. Current CPR/BLS certification.
Are you Munson Material? Apply today! Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.
Requires a High School Diploma or GED and a current CPR/BLS certification. Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant in good standing with the State of Michigan or complete a state-approved program within the specified timeframe.
Market context
In Michigan, support-services roles in healthcare often stay active because clinics and practices need dependable staff who can handle patient-facing and back-office tasks. These positions are competitive because employers commonly require a high school diploma, completion of a competency-based medical assistant training program, and timely BLS plus a recognized Medical Assistant certification. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit and confirm your certification timeline before applying.