Nurse Aide, Inpatient Cardiac Unit

About the Role

• Begin your healthcare career with Monument Health, no experience necessary!
• As a Nurse Aide, you will be a valued as an essential team member providing compassionate patient focused care.
• You will improve patient experience and demonstrate what it means to be part of a team and raise the bar for patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the nursing staff in providing excellent, effective and safe patient care.
• Provide patient personal care, bathing, and personal hygiene.
• Participate in admission, dismissal, and transfer processes.
• Contribute to the permanent documentation of patient data.
• Complete the essential function of constant observer or telesitter where applicable, monitoring the patient at bedside and/or remotely via audio/visual technology to promote patient safety while maintaining patient privacy and dignity.
• Completes patient cares and documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to policies, procedures and regulations.
• Positively supports and contributes to departmental development as evidenced by participating in meetings and training.
• As a member of the multidisciplinary team, contribute valuable input to the patient’s care planning process.
• Assesses and provides direct resident care needs to residents with supervised personal/rehabilitative cares as outlined in their individualized care plan to assist with maintaining or improving functional abilities, comfort, independence and safety.
• Reports any safety concerns, abnormal parameters as defined for the patient population, or health concerns of the patient to the nurse.
• Encourages the patient to participate in their own activities of daily living and other aspects of the plan of care as appropriate.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent in General Studies
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
• Very Heavy work: exerting over 25 pounds of force constantly, and/or more than 50 pounds frequently, and/or more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or more than 100 pounds of force seldomly to move objects.
• Possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Qualifications

• On the job training and continual support will help build knowledge and skills needed to provide best in class care and demonstrate cohesive teamwork.
• 1+ years of related experience.