Nurse Care Assistant - Part-Time

Variable (United States of America) Current Needs:
Part‑time (24 hours a week), 0.60 FTE. PRN needs, both days and nights. Compensation:
Starting at $18.00/hour based on years of experience.

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re‑build their lives. It is extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not‑for‑profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub‑acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care.

Mary Free Bed at Covenant Health Care provides inpatient rehabilitation care for patients in the Saginaw and surrounding regions. Nursing Care Assistants working in this location have the opportunity to receive support from both organizations and are expected to follow all applicable policies and procedures that apply to our work. In this job description, the term "Nursing Department" refers to all care and responsibilities that the nursing staff provide to the patients that we serve.

Mary Free Bed:
Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation. Covenant Health Care:
Extraordinary care for every generation.

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values‑based culture:

• Focus on Patient Care. A self‑less drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter‑disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever‑changing opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co‑workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Nursing Care Assistants provide important patient care within the Nursing Department. Under the direction of the registered nurse assigned to each patient, this non‑licensed team member assists with patient care and other department activities as outlined in this job description and communicates effectively with the RN responsible for each patient. Work performed by each Nursing Care Assistant must support the mission, vision, and values of Mary Free Bed.

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Quality Pillar of Excellence

• The Nursing Care Assistant provides direct patient care as delegated by the RN and in accordance with this job description and applicable departmental policies and procedures.
• Collects and monitors data and reports physiological, psychological, socio‑cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient and families as directed by and in coordination with the patient's assigned RN.
• Obtains and records vital signs, height, weight and other data as requested, using appropriate equipment and technique.
• Provides direct patient care including feeding, collecting urine and stool specimens, patient hygiene, recording intake and output, and other responsibilities as outlined in department policies.
• Acts as a safety attendant, as assigned, providing direct supervision under the direction of the RN to maintain the safety of the patient.
• May monitor patients via virtual monitoring system and utilize microphone headset to communicate effectively to monitor patients.
• Answers call lights in a timely, respectful manner.
• Documents care via computer/written patient record according to department policies, including content and timeliness of data.