Certified Nursing Assistant - Emergency Department - Req

Position: Certified Nursing Assistant - Emergency Department - Req# 2117960919
Description

About Astria

The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington's wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley.

Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.

Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.

Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health's unique view on what's important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected.

We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.

Astria Health is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to join our team! This position is located at the Astria Sunnyside Hospital in our Medical-Surgical Department.

Shift: 12 Hour shift, More information will be provided.

What you get to do every day!

As the Certified Nursing Assistant, you will be responsible for providing direct patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse according to the scope of practice of nursing assistants

You will:

• Provides designated comfort measures and general hygiene for patients, including bathing, oral care, and linen change, provided in an appropriate and safe manner
• Contributes to the planning process by communication of appropriate information in a timely and accurate manner to the RN
• Accurately obtains/reports/documents vital signs (VS), intake & output (I&O), weights, and other patient data as assigned.
• Assist Physician/RN with procedures when needed
• Transports patients or items to or from different departments and accurately records patient items and/or information to be transferred.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.

Requirements

• High School Graduation or GED.
• Current WA State Nursing Assistant Certification
• Current BLS certification

Preferred Qualifications and Education.

• Minimum six months' experience as a Nursing Assistant

This position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.