NICU CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT

Certified Nurse Assistant Opportunity At Mountain View Hospital

Mountain View Hospital is looking for a Certified Nurse Assistant to join our team! This position provides direct patient care consistent with the unit's standards of care. It meets the communication needs of the patient/family, departmental staff, and medical staff. It demonstrates basic computer knowledge, prepares and compiles patient records, and initiates directions from physician and nursing staff. It participates in performance improvement activities and quality assurance activities. It maintains regulatory agency requirements, nursing, and hospital policies, procedures, and standards. It demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy, and goals of the unit and organization; remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habit; and treats staff, physicians, patients, and families with consideration and respect.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match)
• Earned Quarterly Bonus Program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time, or PRN status classification.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Stocking patient rooms and carts/drawers.
• Ordering pharmacy supplies.
• Communicating appropriately and clearly to charge nurse, co-workers, and physicians.
• Consulting other departments, as appropriate, to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patients needs.
• Assisting RNs and LPNs with patient care activities such as bathing, feeding, walking, changing positions, oral hygiene, newborn screenings, hearing screenings, or other tasks requested.
• Assisting RNs and LPNs with housekeeping duties.
• Assisting Nurse Supervisor and Manager as requested.
• Documenting patient data in appropriate computer/paper system.
• Taking vital signs on a stable patient.
• Emptying drains and Foley bags and reporting results to assigned nurse. Keeping accurate intake and output.

General duties and responsibilities include:

• Knowing and practicing the prescribed vision, mission, values, and standards of Mountain View Hospital.
• Participating in performance improvement activities and quality assurance.
• Reporting to work on time and as scheduled, completing work within designated time.
• Wearing identification while on duty.
• Participating in skills day.
• Meeting requirements for quarterly bonus.
• Adhering to the hospital dress code.
• Reporting to work when scheduled, not absent without prior notification.
• Completing assigned work, not leaving unfinished tasks for others to complete.
• Prioritizing tasks so that the most important tasks are completed first.

About Mountain View Hospital:

Mountain View Hospital and our 29 affiliate clinics are committed to providing compassionate, cutting-edge care to our patients. We serve the entire Snake River Valley all the way from Pocatello to Rexburg. Our medical capabilities span everything from wound care to urgent care, oncology to neurology, physical therapy to speech therapy, a Level III NICU, robust robotic surgery department, and a continuously expanding rural health practice.

Our work environment is mission driven, people-centric, and supportive. It is what sets apart and makes people excited to come to work each day. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference in your community, we invite you to apply.

Education/Certifications: High school graduate or equivalent. Current Nurse's Aide Certification (CNA) required. Current BLS certification and renewal as required. Knowledge of medical terminology, or must complete terminology course or within six (6) months of hire. Healthstream Computer System Annual Training.

Experience: Previous CNA experience preferred.

Equipment/Technology: Competent in CPSI, Excel, Word, Labdaq, Spreadsheet, and PowerPoint.

Language/Communication: Must have the ability to effectively read, write, and speak English. Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Mental Capabilities: Able to multi-task and function at a high level with accuracy and efficiency. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Interpersonal: Able to work well with others.

Performance: The ability to work efficiently and effectively without close supervision. Knowledge of office support functions, including word processing, filing, receptions, gathering and compiling data, and balancing and coordinating a workload involving multiple projects and clients. Able to maintain confidentiality. Able to complete a variety of tasks. Able to deal with difficult client situations and emergencies in a calm and professional manner.