Nursing Assistant

BENEFITS:

Corewell Health offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.

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• Generous paid time off, holidays and flexible scheduling

• Our employees receive special discounts on a wide range of products and services

• Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans

• Relocation assistance

• Generous retirement savings, disability insurance, identify theft protection and even home and auto insurance

• Free onsite parking at all campuses

STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education / Training:

• High school graduate or equivalent

Work Experience:

• Previous hospital or nursing home experience preferred

Certification, Licensure, Registration:

• American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support required

• Current CNA certification preferred

Other Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively and document information accurately.

• Ability to deal efficiently and effectively with a wide variety of individuals.

• Knowledge of basic medical terminology preferred.

• Basic computer knowledge is preferred.

• Ability to move or lift patients and equipment.

• Ability to demonstrate Beaumont customer service standards and behaviors in all aspects of job performance

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Providing care to the patient according to the plan of care, specific unit routines and hospital policy under the Direction of the Registered Nurse.

• Documentation of care provided in the electronic medical record.

• Safe transport of patients via wheelchair or stretcher, dispatch services and appropriate documentation of services.

• Provides the services of an Observer for any patient on a patient care unit who has been assessed to require constant observation, either in person or via remote video monitoring, to maximize his/her safety.

• Performs general receptionist and clerical duties to facilitate efficient functioning of the nursing unit.

• Maintains current knowledge/certification.

• Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety and specific job-related hazards.

• Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.

• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.

• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter and intra departmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objective.

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.