Nursing Assistant (NA)
Company: Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield
Location: Springfield
Posted on: May 3, 2024
Job Description:
Description
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Springfield is proud to be
recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Best Rehabilitation
Hospitals in 2023. A career at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital -
Springfield, an inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated
jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy, is more than a job. It's a
chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for
people in the "Queen City of the Ozarks" who need continued care to
recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in
the Springfield metropolitan area need them! If you are an
enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to
superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to
serve our community, we invite you to apply! Our Benefits:
- Various shift availabilities
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Low nurse-to-patient ratios
- Expansive benefit package including PTO plan, 401k + Match, and
insurance coverage
- Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Targeted approach to career development
- Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
- Superior quality patient outcomes
- Supportive leadership and culture What you will do in this
role:
- Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs
specific to the standard of care for patient's age
- Provides morning care which may include bed bath, shower or
whirlpool, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, changing bed
linens, cleaning over bed table and bedside stand, straightening
room and other general care as necessary throughout the day
- Provides evening care which includes hands/face washing as
needed, oral hygiene, back rubs, peri-care, freshening linen,
cleaning over bed tables, straightening room and other general care
as needed
- Prepares patients for meals; serves and removes food trays and
assists with meals or feeds patients if necessary
- Answers patient call lights, anticipates patient's needs and
makes rounds to assigned patients.
- Assists patients with the handling of personal property:
dentures, glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, prosthetic
devices, etc
- Reports and, when appropriate, records any changes observed in
condition or behavior of patients and unusual incidents
- Assists licensed nursing staff with treatment procedures
- Other duties as assigned Qualifications
- CPR/BCLS Certification
- Minimum six months experience in an acute or long term facility
preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal
skills Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Springfield provides
inpatient rehabilitation services for patients recovering from
strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, amputations, complex
orthopedic injuries and other conditions. Our rehabilitation
hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) as well as the
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for
inpatient rehabilitation. Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield
was nationally ranked in the top 6% of rehab hospitals for
2017.
Keywords: Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Springfield, Rogers , Nursing Assistant (NA), Healthcare , Springfield, Arkansas
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