Junior Nurse Aide | Spearfish Medical/Surgical | As Needed

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Primary Location
Spearfish, SD USA

Department
SPH Med/Surg-Nursing

Scheduled Weekly Hours
0

Starting Pay Rate Range
$18.20 - $20.92
(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary
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. A Nurse Aide will improve patient experience and demonstrate what it means to be part of a team and raise the bar for patient care. You will make a difference. Every day!


A Nurse Aide will assist the nursing staff in providing excellent, effective and safe patient care, be responsible for providing patient personal care, bathing, and personal hygiene. You will participate in admission, dismissal also the transfer process and contribute to the permanent documentation of patient data. Completes the essential function of constant observer or telesitter where applicable. This includes monitoring the patient at bedside and/or remotely via audio/visual technology to promote patient safety while maintaining patient privacy and dignity. On the job training and continual support will help build knowledge and skills needed to provide best in class care and demonstrate cohesive teamwork!

Opportunities available (may vary) in the following areas:

• Medical/Surgical Departments
• Intermediate Care (Stepdown care from intensive care)
• Oncology
• Heart and Vascular Unit
• Short Stay Observation Unit
• Home Care
• Hospice Care
• Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy
• Emergency Department
• Intensive Care Unit
• Pediatrics
• NICU
• Labor and Delivery
• Mother Baby

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage


*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Junior Nurse Aide (16 or 17 years old) can do any job that has not been declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. At Monument Health, below are examples of duties that CANNOT be performed by a Junior Nurse Aide:

• Operate power driven hoist or floor-based vertical powered patient/resident lift (may assist a trained adult but may not be sole operator).
• Operating motor vehicles on public roads and working as outside helpers on motor vehicles.
• Work in any room which involves exposure to ionized radiation.
• Work in department within facilities such as X-ray rooms and laboratories.
• Work in areas where they could be exposed to radioactive substances and ionizing radiation.
• Operate handheld power equipment.
• Operate floor scrubber.
• Operate power driven power equipment.

Essential Functions:

• Completes patient cares and documentation accurately and in a timely manner according to policies, procedures and regulations.
• Demonstrates the desire to grow as an employee, team and facility.
• Positively supports and contributes to departmental development as evidenced by participating in meetings and training.
• As a member of the multidisciplinary team, the Nurse Aide contributes 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.
• 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.

Additional Requirements

Physical Requirements: Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Job Category
Nursing

Job Family
Nursing Support

Shift

Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department

Employee Type
PRN

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Make a difference . Every day.

Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.