Nursing Assistant

OverviewIn Central Minnesota, you’ll find quality health care as near to you as CHI St. Gabriel’s Health in Little Falls, part of CommonSpirit Health. We’ve been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment, experience, and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health services.CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.CHI St. Gabriel's Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft

Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Assistance for career growth and development

Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs

Wellness Program

ResponsibilitiesThe Nursing Assistant is responsible for assisting the professional nurses in the delivery of patient care. Under direction of the staff nurse, the nursing assistant may deliver routine personal care, perform simple routine procedures that are non-invasive and report any unusual findings to the charge nurse or care nurses. The Nursing Assistant is expected to incorporate and demonstrate the message of Unity Family Healthcare’s stated philosophy and mission in daily performance of duties. The nursing assistant serves in a multidisciplinary capacity providing general services to a wide variety of populations including pediatric, medical, surgical, ambulatory, orthopedic, geriatric, post-partum, and nursery areas.Essential Key Job Responsibilities

Adheres to all prescribed infection control precautions (standard, contact, isolation, droplet)

Obtain and document vital signs including temperature, pulse, respirations, pain level per care plan

Obtain bedside blood glucose according to care plan, documents results, notifies nurse

Assists and collects with specimens: stool urine, sputum per orders

Implements falls prevention techniques per care plan

Apply and remove anti embolism stockings per care plan

Apply and remove sequential compression devices per care plan

Assist and record patient nutritional and fluid intake per care plan

Assist and perform patient hygiene activities per care plan

Assist and perform perineal cares per care plan

Reports changes in skin condition to nursing staff

Assist and perform urinary catheter cares per care plan

Assist and perform patient mobility

Turning/repositioning

Ambulation

Passive range of motion

Applies ice packs per patient care plan

Documents all activities in electronic medical record

Other duties as assigned within NAR scope of practice

QualificationsRequirementsSuccessful completion of a nursing assistant training course is requiredBLSCurrent education on age specific assessment and interventions from neonate through geriatricPreferredPrevious experience as a nursing assistant in a hospital settingCertification of Nursing Assistant LicenseHigh School DiplomaPay Range$14.74 - $19.44 /hourWe are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.