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Nursing Assistant Inpatient | Inpatient Rehab

Employer
Sanford Health
Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Salary
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Industry
Healthcare
Role
Nurse
Job Type
Long-Term

Job Details


Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.
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Facility: Vascular Center

Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Shift: Varies

Job Schedule: PRN

Weekly Hours: Varies

Job Summary

The Nursing Assistant (NA) serves as caregiver to the patient during the scheduled work period. The NA provides patient-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned patient under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). Provide assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities; bathing, grooming, toileting, eating, meal preparation and dining needs, emotional and spiritual needs. Administer delegated tasks and treatments. Record vital statistics and other basic health information.
Will collect non-invasive biological specimens from patients as needed. Perform clerical work related to scheduling and documenting patient healthcare. Prepare patient treatment areas for use; prepare and clean medical equipment; dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards and policy. Clean patient living areas or treatment rooms.

Department Details

Schedule: Flexible. Looking for an individual to pick up shifts as needed to support the department's needs.
Inpatient Rehab Department Details: The 21-bed unit is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and is focused on returning patients to their community. Patients who are admitted to the unit range in age from adolescents to geriatrics. Depending on the individual needs of the patient, an intensive rehabilitation treatment plan will be established by an interdisciplinary team of professionals.
The rehabilitation team includes physiatrists (a physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine), registered nurses, therapeutic recreation specialists, and speech, occupational and physical therapists. There is a unique opportunity to learn and interact with multiple facets of other health care disciplines as well.
Our patients can be admitted from any unit in the hospital such as neurology, pulmonary, surgical, post-partum, renal, and cardiology as well as direct admissions from external referrals. This allows the rehab nurse to care for a wide variety of patient populations.
Patients must have medical needs requiring 24/7 inpatient nursing and the close supervision of the rehabilitation physician. The team addresses functional deficits through treatment interventions, carry-over of tasks and education. We measure our success by how much our patients improve during their stay with us, and how well they are able to function once they return home. Our average patient length of stay is 14 days. Unit staff collaborate with healthcare professionals throughout the hospital to achieve greatest patient safety and experience.

Qualifications

High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is preferred, but not required. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .

Job Function: Nursing

Req Number: R-30196

Featured: No

Company

Sanford Health is excited to be on a journey of tremendous growth and momentum. With our vast geography, cutting-edge medicine, sophisticated research, advanced education and our own health plan, we are unique in what we do and how we do it. Through relationships built on trust and successful performance and a vision to improve the human condition, Sanford seeks to make a significant impact on health and healing. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, our journey as an organization includes continually building on the diverse talents, experiences and beliefs of our employees, as well as the patients and communities we serve. We are proud to be from the Midwest and to impact the world. We look forward to joining with you in the journey.

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