Nursing Assistant jobs in Fairbanks, AK

Purpose of Position:

Assist professional nursing staff by performing simple treatments and related bedside patient care as well as transporting patients and performing some clerical duties.

Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values.  Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

 Essential Functions:

• Provide for comfort and well-being of patients by performing basic nursing duties such as transportation within the facility
• Assist patients in dressing or undressing, bathing, or eating
• Aid physicians and nursing staff members with procedures if needed
• Collect non-invasive body fluid specimens or gather vital signs
• Document patient interactions as needed
• Perform duties of an administrative assistant or a unit clerk when assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned

  Personal Traits:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride.  Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

 Required Knowledge:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

 Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

• Knowledge of patient care principles, practices, standards and techniques (including proper lifting, assistance with walking, etc.)
• Knowledge of documentation requirements for specific fields/records

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered on a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork.   All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills.   All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance.   In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly.  Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

 Job specific skills and abilities are listed below: 

• Above average communication skills
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Interpersonal skills and teamwork

Minimum Requirements

Physical Requirements:

∙Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

∙Sit less than half the workday

∙Stand and/or walk more than half the workday

∙Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

∙Use hands and arms for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time

∙Lift or carry unaided up to 50 pounds

∙Push or pull using up to moderate force

∙See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

∙Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazrd or other harmful substances

∙Minimal travel is required (less than 25% of the time)