What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Nursing Assistant Skilled Nursing position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Nursing Aides, Assistants, and Techs
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9
- Department: Skilled Nursing- Downtown
- Shift: 36 hours per week / Nights 7pm-7am
- Job ID: 180639
Overview
Certified Nursing Assistant - Skilled Care Unit
UnityPoint-St. Luke's-Sioux City Downtown
Hours: Rotating Nights (7pm-7am), 36 hours per week, rotating weekends and holidays
The Nursing Assistant assists in patient care throughout all nursing areas. Duties include assisting patients with their ADL’s, transporting patients in various types of equipment and ambulation, documentation of care and treatments done and observes patients for safety and condition change and reports to appropriate staff.
Why UnityPoint Health?
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
- Assists patients with ADL’s according to hospital procedures, reports all abnormal findings and changes in patient condition to nurse in charge of patient.
- Assists with ambulation of patients and uses assist devices as appropriate to protect patient and staff member.
- Assists with restocking of rooms and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- Attends appropriate training programs, unit meetings and other mandatory meetings.
- Seeks to be involved in unit improvements, quality projects, and other enhancements to patient care.
- Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
- Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.
Qualifications
Education:
- Must be actively enrolled in high school or an equivalent program required.
- High school graduate or equivalent preferred.
Experience:
- Previous hospital or nursing home experience as a Patient Care Tech and/or completion of training in nursing school that covers Patient Care Tech type duties and/or Must attend UPHSL Patient Care Tech training.
- Previous hospital or nursing home experience preferred.
License(s)/Certification(s):
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire.
- Certified Nursing Assistant required.