Certified Nursing Assistant - Post Surgical Care Unit

Overview

Aspirus Core Values: Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy. We are seeking the BEST to join us as we demonstrate those values every day.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital
, in Wausau, WI, is seeking a CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT to join our POST SURGICAL CARE UNIT team.

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) assists the Registered Nurse with the delivery of quality care to patients of all ages in accordance with the individual patient’s plan of care.

Supplemental or .1 FTE, varied shifts, will also rotate weekend/holiday schedule.

• Knowledge of patient care standards and practices and the ability to communicate clinical information to patients, representatives, caregivers and agency staff, normally acquired through completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant Program. High school diploma and continued education beneficial.
• Previous work experience in an acute care setting or nursing home beneficial.
• State Nurse Aide Certification required (and is currently in good standing).
• Current BLS certification or obtained within 90 days of hire. All clinical personnel in identified job codes are required to maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) training through independent study, manikin and knowledge testing. Acceptable CPR training programs include the Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider course from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Program with AED.
  
  (See Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Policy).

Aspirus Wausau Hospital
, the flagship of the Aspirus system, serves northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital manages a high patient volume with wide-ranging outpatient services.

Our mission:
We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our vision:
Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

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