Nurse Assistant

Job Summary and Responsibilities

CHI St. Alexius is looking for a Full Time Nurse Assistant to join the Tele Med Surg Team. This is a Night Shifts position.

Nurse Assistant for Tele Med Surg works under the supervision of the Clinical Coordinator. The Nurse Assistant assists nursing staff in the delivery of individual patient care for patients assigned to the unit, according to the unit policies and procedures. Maintains standards of nursing practice, in accordance with the mission, values, and philosophy of St. Alexius Medical Center. All the criteria-based duties and standards within this document will be performed according to the policies, procedures and guidelines of the Medical Center.

• Adheres to St. Alexius Medical Center mission, values, and Journey Beyond Excellence expectations to foster a compassionate, healing environment providing physiological, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and visitors.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to St. Alexius Medical Center policies, regulated by governing agency regulations
• Provides patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assist with toileting and bathing.
• Provides for activities of daily living to include feeding, ambulating, and positioning patients.
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs, weight; and intake and output and reports concerns or changes to assigned nurse.
• Answers patients' call lights, addresses and maintains a safe clean environment.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records. Successfully completes the defined job specific competencies, including competencies for age specific, as appropriate.

High school graduate or equivalent work experience including ability to read, write, and comprehend medical terminology.

Must be listed on a Nurse Assistant Registry operated by the North Dakota Board of Nursing, State Department and consolidated Laboratories by the North Dakota Board of Nursing, If not on a registry, then must obtain placement on one immediately following orientation and training by St. Alexius Medical Center as stated in the policy “Eligibility for Employment as Nurse Assistant”.

Preferred hospital experience, aide experience or satisfaction completion of certification/training program.

Able to organize assignments and work under pressure. Basic Life Support Certification within the orientation period and meets re-certification as required.

Good communication skills are necessary because of the constant communication, both oral and written, with patients, families, visitors, and medical center staff. Accountable for own conduct and promotes and supports positive working relationships among staff, between other disciplines, departments, families, visitors, and patients. Maintains confidentiality.

Safe levels of physical effort will not exceed:

• Lifting: (between knuckle and shoulder height) up to 30 lbs.
• Carrying: (between hip and shoulder height for a distance up to 28 feet), up to 40 lbs.
• Pulling: initial forces up to 50 lbs of force.
• Pushing: initial forces up to 45 lbs of force or sustained forces 15-20 lbs.

$15 - $20.31/hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.