Nurse Assistant - 772018

Description High School diploma or equivalent.  Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card. Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.  Second language a plus.  Will actively seek Certification (CNA) within two cycles of offers as delineated in the Memorandum of Understanding. Basic computer skills.  Assists with patient admissions, transfers and discharge. Provides Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care to includes, passing water, daily bed baths or daily shower, and morning oral hygiene, changing bed linens both unoccupied and occupied beds, cleaning overhead tables, straightening room snacks and other general care as needed. Provides evening care to include: passing water back rub if necessary, bed baths, shower, oral hygiene, changing bed linens both unoccupied and occupied beds, cleaning overhead tables, straightening room evening snacks and other general care as needed. Provides general nursing care such as positioning every two hours with documentation, transfers to chair or stretcher, lifting and turning patients, specialized equipment, bedpan, commode chair and ambulating patients. Answers call lights anticipates patient needs makes frequent rounds. Demonstrates the ability to perform procedures, ex; glucose monitoring, within the Nursing Assistant’s scope of practice. Performs hourly rounding and reports patients’ complaints about pain immediately to licensed personnel. Observes patients mental and physical conditions, reports change immediately to licensed personnel. Optimizes patient safety to include but not limited to: bed alarms on, fall risk signage, TIPPS boards up to date and accurate, socks, gait belt use, and call light in place. Maintains Universal Precautions and follows policies and procedures. RequirementsEducationRequired:    High SchoolLicenses & CertificationsPreferred:    C-Cert Nursing Asst    C-BLS Additional Information: - Specialty: Nursing Assistant - Location: 2669 Scenic DriveAlamogordo, New Mexico 88310 - Contact: About the Company: CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the mission of CHRISTUS Health is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. To support our healthcare ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on staff who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States. EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST We are inspired by our mission, vision and core values to deliver compassionate, high quality health care, improving the health of the communities we serve. Above all, we are committed to providing our customers and their family members with a truly unique healing experience, one that embodies our values and respects the dignity and worth of each person. Creating a health care system that is truly excellent in all areas is an ongoing effort.