Nurse Aide

Overview: p style="margin: 0px;"CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community./p Responsibilities: p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"strongspan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;"STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: /span/strongstrongspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;"Works under the supervision of the RN Charge Nurse/Director of Nursing.  The Nurse Assistant will function as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team under the direction of a registered nurse providing nursing care and other functions as assigned or delegated by the RN Charge Nurse.  Function according to the State Nurse Practice Act, nursing policy and procedure, and the Mission and Philosophy of the Facility. /span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"strongspan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:/span/strong/pul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Take vitals (blood-pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration) according to established procedures. /span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Measure statistics - record intake and output, height, and weight. /span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Obtain routine lab samples not requiring laboratory personnel. /span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Help patients with ADLs (activities of daily living) for which they need assistance, such as bathing, combing hair, brushing teeth, shaving, putting on stockings and/or slippers, dressing, ambulation, and toileting. /span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Help patients with equipment for their treatment and help patients to move, transfer from bed to chair, or transport them to other departments for testing or treatment. /span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Infection control:  know and follow proper protocol in avoiding the spread of germs and spores which transport disease. /span/lili style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Observe and report to assess the progress of the patient as well as any needs the patient might have for medical intervention and observe and remove any potential hazards which could cause accidents. /span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Keep patients rooms clean and orderly /span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Set up patients for meals, assisted with meals if needed, or fed if unable to do for self and document amount of meal taken./span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Answer signal lights promptly on all patients on unit, not just assigned patients./span/lili style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400; margin-left: -18pt;" aria-level="1"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Practice as a team member in delivery of care./span/li/ul Qualifications: p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"strongspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;"Education: /span/strongspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"No requirements.  Must be able to read, write and communicate clearly./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"strongspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;"Licensure: /span/strongspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"ND State Nursing Assistant Registry./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"br /strongspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000;"Experience: /span/strongspan style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;"Previous health care experience preferred but not required./span/p