Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision and direction of the Clinical Nurse and according to established procedures, provide routine service duties, technical and nursing procedures necessary to provide for care, comfort and safety of patients. Performs tasks, assists patients with personal hygiene and meals and ambulates patients according to specific procedures. Maintains patient and unit environment in a clean and orderly condition. Utilizes basic knowledge of age related differences in delivering patient care.

In adult units, care for patients age 14\xe2\x80\x93108 years: 8M, 6M, 5M, SNF, Rehab, Women\'s Surgical Unit, ICU

In Day Surgery, Operative Services, Emergency Department, and Post-Anesthesia Care \xe2\x80\x93 Newborn to 108 years

In Neonatal Intensive Care \xe2\x80\x93 Neonates of premature age to 6 months

In Family Birth Center \xe2\x80\x93 Babies of age birth to 1 week

In Endoscopy - Adolescent-108 years

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

1. High School Diploma or equivalent

2. Approximately six months on the job experience is preferred, in order to gain knowledge of basic patient care methods, procedures and techniques, and to acquire and effectively utilize knowledge of unit procedures and schedules.

\xc2\xb7 New recipients of Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) certification will be considered.

3. Current Nurse\xe2\x80\x99s Aide Certification required.

OR

Texas Department of Health Bureau of Long Term Care standards and pending successful completion of the examination process.

OR

Evidence of completion of nursing training in a foreign country and work history as a licensed nurse in a foreign country may be substituted for nurse aide certification.

4. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification required

Additional Info:

About Steward Health Care

Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers with unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.

As the country\'s largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.

Steward is among the nation\xe2\x80\x99s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.

Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 33 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician-owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.

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