Nursing Assistant Orthopedic and Spine

Job Overview

Ridges Hospital is looking for a passionate and hardworking Nursing Assistant to join our Orthopedic and Spine unit!

Located in Burnsville, just 20 minutes south of Minneapolis, MN, near the 35 E and 35 W conjunctions. This unit is a 26-bed that cares for adult orthopedics, spine, total joint replacements, general surgery, post-surgical recovery and medical patients.

Position Details

This position is a .7 FTE, working 56 hours per 2-week pay period. This position works 8-hour shifts, every other weekend rotation (Fri, Sat, Sun), and on the night 11 : 00pm-7 : 30am shift.

Responsibilities

The Nursing Assistant is responsible for assisting the professional nurse / caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and / or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and the reordering and stocking of supplies. The Nursing Assistant does not work autonomously but works under the direction of a professional nurse. The Nursing Assistant may be given a patient care assignment based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager / charge nurse.

Provides basic patient care by performing routine duties to include :

• Personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding
• Skin care needs (clean and sterile dressing changes), applying ointments / creams
• Oral hygiene
• Specimen collection / testing
• Position / ambulating
• Changing linens
• Promptly answers call lights
• Assists the nurse in monitoring patient condition
• Accurately takes and records weights, input / output, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rates, respiration, oxygen saturation
• Places patient on / off monitors or equipment
• Reports unusual findings to the RN in a timely manner
• Assists with admissions, transfers, and discharge of patients
• Orients patient and their family to the environment
• Assures the patients belongings are accounted for, documented upon admission, transfer and discharge
• Transports patients, equipment, specimen and supplies
• Assures patients get to appointments on time
• Uses transfer belt when assisting patients with transfers and / or ambulation
• Cleans sets up, and maintains rooms and equipment
• Orders and stocks supplies
• Accurately documents tasks performed on appropriate form
• Performs other tasks as needed

License / Certification / Registration