Nursing Assistant / NA Med Surg

Overview:

Join our team as an evening-shift, full-time, Medical-Surgical 5E Nursing Assistant (NA) in Montclair, NJ.

 

Why Join Us? 

 

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better 

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being. 
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for. 
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care. 
• Learn more about the benefits offered for this job. 

Get to Know Your Team:

• Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200+ employees, and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.

Responsibilities:

• The Nursing Assistant provides essential, hands-on daily care to patients, working under the supervision of RNs to ensure patient comfort, safety, and hygiene. 
• Provides basic nursing care to the patient. 
• Assists nursing personnel and physicians in emergency care. 
• Accepts responsibility for providing safe, appropriate, quality patient care. 
• Performs out of bed/back to bed as appropriate. 
• Observes patient while performing delegated tasks and reports significant findings regarding patient safety, personal needs, and changes in the patient's condition to the licensed nurse. 
• Responds to call light promptly and courteously. 
• Maintains confidentiality of patient record. 
• Assists patient in wheelchair, on stretcher, and ambulating. 
• Monitors vital signs, specimen collection, intake and output, meal consumption, height and weight, blood glucose testing/monitoring, and point of care testing. 

Qualifications:

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent. 

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 1+ years of prior Nursing Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) experience. 
• CNA certification. 

Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education, and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.