Nursing Assistant Trainee - with Great Benefits

We are on the lookout for an expert Nursing Assistant Trainee to join our dynamic team at St Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, WA.
Growing your career as a Full Time Nursing Assistant Trainee is an awesome opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in presentation, communication and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Nursing Assistant Trainee at St Joseph Medical Center today!

Overview

CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.

As a part of our organization, we currently offer the following additional benefits:

• Competitive starting wages (DOE) and training to grow within the company
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible health spending accounts (FSA)
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• View email address on commonspirit.careers premium account for additional support with children, pets, dependent adults, and household needs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identify Theft
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Program

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:

This job is responsible for providing general support to an assigned work unit relating to a clean environment for patient care, patient mobility and maintenance of equipment and to gain practical work experience and clinical training for transition to other healthcare roles (e.g. CNA). An incumbent is provided exposure to functions and activities specific to the healthcare industry and specific job duties are structured to fit the needs of the assigned department. Assigned work activities may include furnishing information to authorized persons, providing clerical assistance/data entry support and
related work of similar purpose and complexity. Work is performed under the direct supervision in accordance with established guidelines and practices. If assigned to assist with patient care or transport, work is performed under the direction of a licensed patient care provider. Work requires adhere to strict confidentiality guidelines as well as the safety, risk management and standard precaution standards of the work unit. Current enrollment in an accredited training course for Certified Nursing Assistant is required prior to date of hire. This position is intended to be of limited duration while an employee is in school.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Transports patients to and from nursing units and ancillary departments in a manner conducive to patient safety
  and comfort.
• Assists, under the direction of a licensed healthcare provider, with lifting, turning and transporting patients.
• Performs housekeeping duties associated with a clean environment for patient care; restocks supplies/linens; empties trash/linen; strips rooms prior to EVS activity.
• Assists with cleaning and stocking of department equipment and related maintenance.
• Performs clerical work and light office tasks, including packaging patient education materials, assembling FIT test, etc.; provides data entry support; assists with projects as assigned.
• Provides support for inpatient floors; sits a patient bedside for purposes of general visitation and non-clinical assistance; transports urgent specimens; serves as unit access screener; hand hygiene audits.
• Delivers food trays to patient rooms.
• Acts as resource for patients/visitors to collect information requested or concerns; resolving or bringing issues forward as appropriate.
• Performs related duties as assigned and within the scope of an unlicensed individual.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Any combination of experience and education that would demonstrate attainment of the requisite job knowledge and/or abilities, including interest in a potential career in healthcare. Enrollment in accredited Certified Nursing Assistant training is required prior to date of hire.

Benefits of working as a Nursing Assistant Trainee in Tacoma, WA:

● Learning opportunities
● Opportunities to grow
● Advantageous package