Nursing Assistant​/NA Med Surg

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time Medical-Surgical 5E Nursing Assistant (NA) in Montclair, NJ.

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive:
  We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First:
  We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better:
  We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
• Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

• Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200+ employees, and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.

• The Nursing Assistant provides essential, hands-on daily care to patients, working under the supervision of RNs to ensure patient comfort, safety, and hygiene.
• Provides basic nursing care to the patient.
• Assists nursing personnel and physicians in emergency care.
• Accepts responsibility for providing safe, appropriate, quality patient care.
• Performs out of bed/back to bed as appropriate.
• Observes patient while performing delegated tasks and reports significant findings regarding patient safety, personal needs, and changes in the patient's condition to the licensed nurse.
• Responds to call light promptly and courteously.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient record.
• Assists patient in wheelchair, on stretcher, and ambulating.
• Monitors vital signs, specimen collection, intake and output, meal consumption, height and weight, blood glucose testing/monitoring, and point of care testing.

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Preferred

Job Requirements:

• 1+ years of prior Nursing Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) experience.
• CNA certification.

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education, and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.