Nursing Assistant Trainee
CommonSpirit Health
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About the Role
As a Nursing Assistant Trainee (NAT) at CommonSpirit Health, you will perform essential direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, while actively pursuing your Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive patient care including bathing, oral care, feeding, ambulation, and monitoring vital signs.
- Manage duties such as inventory, documentation, clerical tasks, dietary assistance, light housekeeping, and computer input to support nursing unit operations.
- Transport patients to and from nursing units and ancillary departments, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
- Assist with lifting, turning, and transporting patients under the direction of a licensed healthcare provider.
- Perform housekeeping duties to maintain a clean patient care environment, including restocking supplies/linens, emptying trash/linen, and preparing rooms.
- Clean and stock department equipment and perform related maintenance.
- Perform clerical work and light office tasks, such as packaging patient education materials and providing data entry support.
- Provide support for inpatient floors, including bedside observation for general visitation and non-clinical assistance.
- Transport urgent specimens.
- Serve as a unit access screener.
- Conduct hand hygiene audits.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Basic patient care capabilities.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Effective collaboration within the nursing team.
- Computer input.
Qualifications
- Any combination of experience and education demonstrating attainment of requisite job knowledge and/or abilities, including interest in a potential healthcare career.
- Enrollment in an accredited Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program for six (6) months.
- Must obtain Nursing Assistant Registration once enrolled in an accredited program.
- Dedication to advancing your healthcare career.
Pay Range: $21.00 - $21.00 /hour