Nursing Assistant - Grand Blanc, United States - Ascension

Description

Details

• Sign On Bonus: $1,800
• Department: 3S Telemetry
• Schedule: PT Days 7a - 7:30p, Mon - Fri and EOWE, 48 to 60 hours per pay
• Hospital: Genesys
• Location: Grand Blanc, MI

Benefits

• Paid time off (PTO)
• Various health insurance options & wellness plans
• Retirement benefits including employer match plans
• Long-term & short-term disability
• Employee assistance programs (EAP)
• Parental leave & adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Ways to give back to your community

Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the provision of patient care by performing basic, age-appropriate nursing care to patients under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide care for the age groups served.

• Interpersonal skills/teamwork. Demonstrate a positive attitude and willingness to facilitate unit functioning.
• Standards of Performance: Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrate willingness to assist when asked. Demonstrate flexibility in responding to patient/unit needs. Knowledge of and adheres to patient's rights. Demonstrate compassion, concern, and respect for patients. Respect and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Productivity/Professional Behavior. Be a productive/professional member of a healthcare team. Standards of Performance: Show independence by completing duties with appropriate supervision. Utilize time efficiently, completing daily activities in a timely and organized fashion. Show initiative in seeking out appropriate additional duties. Present self positively. Communicate identifies unit problems following the appropriate chain of command and actively participate in the problem-solving process. Work effectively with others. Attend 75% of department meetings and attend in-services regularly. Perform other related duties as requested and directed.
• Patient Care Skills. Assist the RN/LPN with functions to promote, restore, and maintain optimum patient health. Standards of Performance: Participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by accepting professional direction and leadership of the RN, communicating with RN the progress of work assignment, problems encountered, or work completed.
• Perform patient hygiene activities, i.e., bathing, foot care, shaving, hair care, etc. Assist with patient mobility activities patient ambulation, transfers to chair, etc. Assist with the transfer of patients from the bed to stretcher/stretcher to bed. Assist with keeping patients clean, dry, and regularly turned to prevent skin breakdown. Perform non-sterile treatments. Assist in monitoring and reporting of patient pain levels. Assist patients to achieve optimum comfort levels, i.e., repositioning. Ensure supplies are immediately available by retrieving and returning equipment per procedure. Perform other related duties as requested and directed.
• Patient Care Skills. Assist RN/LPN with inpatient and outpatient monitoring activities. Standards of Performance: Obtain patient-related information and reports and documents per policy and procedure (to include vital signs, basic patient care, and valuables). Observe and report patient elimination patterns. Empty foley bags and record output. Complete I&O records. Obtain and record patient weights. Assist with the preparation of patients for surgery and special procedures. Collect non-sterile specimens. Recognize and report abnormal or unusual situations on a timely basis, i.e., pain, respiratory distress, skin temperature or color changes, etc. Utilize computer entry as directed. Per policy, observe patients in restraints for comfort and safety. Ensure that restraint is not restrictive to extremities. Offer food, fluid, and toileting opportunities per policy.
• Dietary. Assist patients with meals, snacks; a) Prepares patients for meal service; b) Assists patients with menu selection, meal service as needed; c) Collects soiled trays from patients in a timely manner, takes trays to the soiled utility room as needed; d) Delivers snacks to patients as requested; e) Records patient food intake; f) Communicates patient eating problems to appropriate personnel; g) Orders non-food items; h) Performs other related dietary duties as assigned.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Certified BLS Provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
• Current Michigan certification as a Nurse Aide is required at hire or must be obtained prior to hire, or at least 6 months acute care Nurse aid or Patient Care Technician experience required, or have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing required. It is not required for Nursing Assistants to maintain certification after hire while actively working in the Nursing Assistant role. Certification is not required for internal transferees; renewal is not required. Nurses Aide certification is not required for applicants who have completed the first year of clinical rotation in a school of nursing.

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent from an accredited program required.

Work Experience:

• Some experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

No additional preferences.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care sustaining and improving the health of the communities throughout Michigan.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer, and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers offer opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status, or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

As a military-friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans, and reservists. Our associates are encouraged to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Pay Non-Discrimination Notice

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.