Nurse Assistant - Intensive Care Units (Full-time, 7am-7pm Days)

## Description

**Organization Overview, Mission, Vision, and Values**

Our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education[. Washington Regional Medical System](https://www.wregional.com/) is a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system located in [Northwest Arkansas](https://www.wregional.com/main/northwest-arkansas-links) in the heart of Fayetteville, which is consistently ranked among the Best Places to live in the country. Our 425-bed medical center has been named the [#1 hospital in Arkansas](https://intranet.wregional.com/main/news/washington-regional-named-1-hospital-in-arkansas-f-1168) for five consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. We employ 3,400+ team members and serve the region with over 40 clinic locations, the region’s only Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence - the [Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute](https://www.wregional.com/neuroscience-institute/neuroscience-institute); [Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute](https://www.wregional.com/walker-heart-institute/walker-heart-institute); [Washington Regional Women and Infants Center](https://www.wregional.com/womens-health/womens-health); [Washington Regional Total Joint Center](https://www.wregional.com/total-joint-center/total-joint-center); and [Washington Regional Pat Walker Center for Seniors](https://www.wregional.com/senior-health/senior-health).

**Position Summary**

The role of the Nurse Assistant reports to the Unit Manager and Director of Nursing. This position, under close supervision of a licensed nurse, is responsible for assisting the nursing staff in caring for patients. This position assists in achieving patient quality of care, national patient safety, regulatory agency, and budgetary goals.

**Essential Position Responsibilities**

• Assist with basic hygiene needs
• Obtain vital signs and document into the electronic medical records system
• Assist with ambulation, patient mobility, and transport
• Assist patient with meals, as needed
• Transport medications and blood products, including sealed medication trays for crash cart exchange, as needed
• Assist with clerical support duties including, data entry, order entry, and maintaining departmental supplies

**Qualifications**

• **Education:** High school diploma or GED
• **Licensure and Certifications:**CPR required within 90 days.
• **Experience:** Previous experience in an acute care setting, preferred.

**Work Environment**: This position will spend 90% of time standing and/or walking while pushing, pulling, lifting, and/or carrying up to 50 lbs. This position spends 10% of time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment. This position has exposure to body fluids, radiation and communicable disease This position serves a culturally and linguistically diverse patient population.