What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Assistant (NA) PRN position at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital – Springfield?

Description

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital – Springfield is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2024. 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 :

Tuition assistance / reimbursement
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

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.

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