Certified Nursing Assistant Long Term Care

• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Long Term Care Unit- Mercy Manor
• Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center
• Days 6a-230p (everyother weekend)

Cares for patients under the direction of the nursing staff, performs the following duties, and supports the nursing philosophy. Is involved with patient care duties such as admissions, bathing, feeding, hygiene, ambulating, lifting and discharges. Reports any changes in patient condition to RN. May include weekends, holidays, day, evening, night, and/or on-call hours.Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides patient care as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
• Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Documents care provided according to standards.
• Maintains a clean work and patient environment.
• Ensures supply charge stickers are documented correctly.
• Stocks and disposes of expired or damaged supplies and equipment.
• Performs and documents TPR and BP procedures for all patients.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities.
• Floats to various units based on identified patient care needs.

Education and Experience

Completion of a Nursing Assistant Course

Certification and Licensure

Certified as a nursing assistant in the State of Wisconsin
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days

Skills and Abilities
N/A
Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Function of the position with or without accommodations.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste, and smell. The employee must frequently lift up to 10 pounds, regularly lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Level of Supervision

N/A

Supervises

N/A

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:

* Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.

* Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.

* Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.

* Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.

* Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.

* Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.