Nursing Assistant Inpatient - SMCF Operating Room - FT

Nursing Assistant

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States and is looking for Nursing Assistants to join its dedicated team of caregivers. This position has scheduled 8 hour shifts Monday-Friday with operating hours from 0730am to 4:00pm. No holidays or weekends!

We're looking for a compassionate Nursing Assistant to join our family in an inpatient setting. A Nursing Assistant provides patient-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), and is essential to keeping the unit functioning smoothly. If you are flexible, open-minded, and willing to go above and beyond, you will thrive as a Nursing Assistant. You will have the opportunity to celebrate with patients in their best moments and support them in their worst, making this is a very rewarding and fulfilling career.

Responsibilities include providing assistance with basic health care needs including bathing, grooming, toileting, and eating, while supporting emotional and spiritual needs. You will also record vital statistics, blood glucose levels, and other basic health information, assist with patient transfers and ambulation, perform clerical work related to scheduling and documenting patient healthcare, prepare and clean patient treatment areas, living areas, and medical equipment, and dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards and policy.

High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is preferred. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.