Job Description
Job Description:
Become part of Essentia's accomplished team where our mission guides us every day: We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. This calling resonates deeply for our caregivers and our colleagues working behind the scenes, who all bring high-quality, compassionate care to the patients we are privileged to serve.Education Qualifications:
As a Nursing Assistant, you are responsible for providing direct care to patients and serving the needs of patients in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager, Assistant Head Nurse, and/or Department Director (possibly with guidance from an LPN) to contribute to meeting the mission and goals of Essentia Health. Works within job scope to meet the requirements of the Joint Commission and other applicable federal, state and local regulatory and accrediting agencies.
Duties will vary by patient care unit/department and include but are not limited to:
- Providing personal hygiene care, assisting with nutritional needs
- Providing comfort care and other assistance
- Appropriately and safely transferring patients
- Taking vital signs and completing recordkeeping
- Recognizing and promptly reporting changes in patient condition to the RN
- Maintaining a safe, clean environment for patients to promote the healing process.
This position MUST be able to work the following:
- 12 hours/week
- Every Other Weekend
- Rotating 8 Hour Shifts
- Day Shift: 7:00AM - 3:30PM
- Evening Shift: 3:00PM - 11:30PM
- Overnight Shift: 11:00pm - 7:30AM
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification or ability to become certified within 1 month from date of hire
Must meet ONE of the following requirements:
6 months of patient care experience
Completion of one semester of clinical rotations within an accredited nursing program
Successful completion of an EH provided Nursing Assistant training within one month of hire
Verifiable completion of a recognized nurse aide training program
Current registration on applicable state nursing assistant registry
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Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of more than 15,000 employees, including more than 2,200 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve our patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.
Essentia Health, which includes many Catholic facilities, is guided by the values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship, and Teamwork. The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 14 hospitals, 78 clinics, six long-term care facilities, six assisted living and independent living facilities, 7 ambulance services, 27 retail pharmacies, and one research institute.
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