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Astria Health lists this Certified Nursing Assistant - MedSurg - Per Diem -Req# opportunity in sunnyside, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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Description
About Astria
The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington's wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.
Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.
Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health's unique view on what's important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.
Astria Health is seeking a Certified Nursing Assistant to join our team! This position is located at the Astria Sunnyside Hospital in our Medical Surgical Unit.
Shift: 12 Hour variable shifts - More information will be provided during the interview.
What you get to do every day!
This position is responsible for assisting with the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a registered nurse or other care providers, and performance of general clinical duties.
Perform basic medical procedures within licensure as per policy.
Obtain and records patient's vital signs, intake and output, per hospital policy.
Assist in the performance of patients' activities of daily living and personal hygiene, to include bathing, dressing, getting in and out of bed, eating, and using the toilet and bedside commode.
Answers phone calls, patient call lights, and determines how best to address the patients' needs.
Observe patient's condition and report any changes.
Monitor and ensure the accuracy of recording in patient's clinical record.
Prepare patient rooms for admission and assist patients with discharge.
Provide support and assistance to ensure quality and quantity of work and care are achieved.,
Timely communication of adverse or sudden changes in patient condition to the RN and the care team.
Prioritize work and effectively adapt to change in workload.
Other duties as assigned.
Collaborate effectively across department organizational boundaries.
Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.
Requirements High School Graduate or GED
Nursing Assistance Certificate from the State of Washington
Current Basic Life Support certification
Oral and written fluency in the English language.
Preferred Qualifications and Education. One or more years' experience in direct patient care setting.
Oral and written fluency in Spanish.
This position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.
Worksite address
sunnyside, WA, 98944, US
Who can apply
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