Nurse Aide – Medical

Nurse Aide – Medical

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED Equivalent in General Studies
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) – South Dakota Board of Nursing
• 1+ years of related experience
• Ability to work designated shift lengths (including 8 and 12 hours), which may include night shifts or occasional irregular hours.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of related experience