Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Night Shift

Description:

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise is looking to hire a Certified Nursing Assistant, Nurse Apprentice or Non-Certified Nursing Assistant to join our incredible nursing team.

This position is for our ICU located at our Level II Trauma Center in Boise! Our Regional Medical Center is located off I-184 and Curtis Rd. 

CNAs working in the ICU provide care in a 21 bed unit to a mixed patient population needing critical care. This is a fast paced, high-pressure environment that will care for some of the area’s highest acuity patients needing neuro, medical, surgical and trauma care.

What You Will Do:

• The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) you will support clinical staff at the unit level by performing clerical, receptionist and patient service coordination.
• You will perform various nursing care services and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients, as those of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) under the direction and supervision of the licensed nurse.
• Meets Health System's Guiding Behaviors and Caring Standards including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations. 
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable).
• Revenue Management: ensures the accuracy of documenting services and supplies provided to the patients.
• Facilitates the delivery of patient care by communicating patients’ needs and requests to appropriate personnel and other hospital departments.
• Provides direct patient care as delegated to and supervised by licensed nursing personnel.
• Provides direct high quality service to Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) to assist in patient care activities.
• Facilitates high quality customer service, communicating clearly with patients and families.
• Removes non controlled medications from deliver points (such as tube stations) and hands directly to RN or places in secure location.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certified Nursing Assistant Certification issued by the State of Idaho OR maintain a current Nurse Apprentice application on file with the Idaho State Board of Nursing or complete the Trinity Health Nursing Assistant Program required
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.
• Six months Certified Nursing Assistant experience in an acute care setting preferred.
• Recent experience in an acute care setting and/or working with pediatric patients preferred.
• Knowledge of medical and/or business record keeping.
• Medical Terminology preferred.
• Excellent customer services skills.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of people under adverse conditions.
• Basic computer skills.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health.
• Visit www.saintalphonsus.org/careers to learn more about the benefits, culture and career development opportunities available to you at Saint Alphonsus Health System.
• $1500 sign-on bonus offered to CNA new hires for this position

Ministry/Facility Information:

At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.

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Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.