Employment Type:

Shift:

Description:

Position Purpose:

The nurse assistant provides patient care under the supervision of the registered nurse. This care focuses on personal hygiene nutritional needs and activities of daily living. This position will support the Surgical.

What you will Do:

• Assists with patients physical psychosocial environmental spiritual social and education needs and supports the patients plan of care throughout patients stay.

• Effectively communicates pertinent patient changes/conditions to the Registered Nurse and multidisciplinary team to achieve desired patient outcomes and documents in the electronic/paper medical record in an accurate/timely manner.

• Provides for patient comfort safety and protects dignity privacy and confidentiality.

• Communicates with internal/external customers/colleagues in a courteous positive empathic and professional manner and accepts assignments willingly.

Hours/Schedule:

Full Time/Nights every 3rd weekend and every other Holiday.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education
1. Successful completion of formal Nurse Aid course/training verified through transcript or original program certificate of completion required.
OR
2. Currently enrolled in an A.D.N. B.S.N. program with successful completion of first semester of A.D.N. program OR first year completion of nursing courses in BSN OR graduate of an A.D.N. Diploma BSN or LPN program.
OR
3. Registered on State of Iowa Nurse Aide registry listing as Active or eligible preferred.

Experience:
1. Nursing Assistant experience preferred

Special Skills and Competencies:
1. Ability to work on multiple projects at one time and flexibility to meet department needs.
2. Self-motivated and detail oriented individual.
3. Completes the following mandatory courses (check all that apply):
**Must provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS Healthcare Provider American Heart Association; or American Red Cross Professional Rescuer-LIVE class only) via current card prior to employment or within 60 days of hire and maintains current status.
**Completes Mandatory Reporting: Child and Dependent Adult Abuse requirement within 6 months of hire and renews this requirement every 3 years.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Education Assistance offered

• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package(Medical Dental Vision and more)for positions 20 hours per week or greater

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

• Generous paid time off program

• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

Ministry/Facility Information:

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed rural access hospital in New Hampton Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260000.

With more than 3000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.

MercyOne Medical Group North Iowa is part of Iowas largest multispecialty clinic north Iowa our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care pediatric internal medicine and specialty clinics.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.