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Job description
Job Posting
Location: Spencer, IA
Worker Type: Regular
Work Shift: Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)
Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment.
Position Highlights
Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500+ employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital.
Responsibilities:
Provides personal needs for our patients: Grooming – am/pm care, shaving/preps, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, bedside glucose testing, obtaining laboratory samples (i.e. urinalysis, sputum specimen, etc.)
Maintains a clean and organized and therapeutic patient environment
Provides for appropriate transporting and re-stocking of supplies and other items related to patient care needs
Provides for the efficient management of written and verbal patient information
Prepares and maintains the medical record
Prepares and organizes charts for admission, transfer and dismissal
Maintains patient confidentiality, including protection of the medical record, order communication data and all other verbal and written patient information
Transcribes physician orders under the supervision of licensed nurses in a timely manner
Monitors new orders and ensures these are verified by the RN/LPN per Spencer Hospital policy
Identifies and places appropriate pre-printed orders and consents on the medical record when indicated
Recognizes and utilizes medical terminology and approved abbreviations per Spencer Hospital policy
Assists with the transfer process of patients within the hospital and to external facilities
Participates in all departmental/cleaning activities as assigned
Follows appropriate cleaning standards including sanitation standards
Completes and hands in daily cleaning checklist assigned to each specific work area
Completes spot cleaning of carpets when floor maintenance staff is busy or unavailable
Position will require to float in times of low census to a high needs department including patient care departments and environmental services
Requirements:
Must be a caring communicator, flexible, able to multitask and be comfortable with technological systems
CNA certification at minimum is required
BLS required or willing to obtain upon hire - Inhouse education available
Must be willing to float to other areas in time of low census or greater need
Schedule:
68 hr per pay period
6:45a-5:15p - 7 shifts per 2 weeks includes every other weekend
Opportunity to work weekends only
The schedule may fluctuate based upon the needs of the department
Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more!
Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at or email
Worksite address
spencer, IA, 51301, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.