Job Description
Essentia Health is seeking a compassionate Nursing Assistant to join our Float Pool, supporting multiple hospital units. In this role, you'll provide direct bedside care, including bathing, grooming, mobility assistance, vital signs, and comfort measures under RN direction. You'll respond to call lights, support admissions and discharges, and accurately document care in the EHR. As part of a collaborative team, you'll adapt to varied patient populations while upholding safety and infection control standards. Essentia Health offers growth opportunities, ongoing education, and a supportive, patient-centered environment focused on holistic care.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care including bathing, grooming, toileting, and mobility assistance under RN supervision
- Measure and document vital signs, intake/output, and patient observations accurately in the EHRAssist with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers across multiple units as part of the float pool
- Respond promptly to call lights and patient needs, ensuring comfort, safety, and dignity
- Follow infection prevention, isolation, and safety protocols, including proper use of PPE and safe patient handling
- Support feeding, nutrition, and hydration needs, following diet and aspiration precautions
- Collaborate with nurses and the interdisciplinary team, communicating changes in patient status
- Maintain clean, organized patient rooms and stock supplies on assigned units
- Assist with specimen collection and transport per policy
- Participate in ongoing education and training to maintain competencies and support professional growth
Required Skills
- Patient hygiene and grooming
- Vital signs measurement and documentation
- Safe patient handling and transfers
- Infection prevention and control
- Electronic health record (EHR) documentation
- Basic medical terminology
- Mobility assistance and fall prevention
- Specimen collection and labeling
- Feeding and nutrition support
- Communication with interdisciplinary care teams
