Assistant

• Attend and participate in Allina Health’s Nursing Assistant Academy
• Complete classroom instruction, hands-on learning, virtual learning, and clinical skill development
• Learn basic nursing skills, including taking vital signs, providing personal care, and mobility assistance
• Complete required coursework, exams, and competencies
• Transition into a permanent Nursing Assistant position at Abbott Northwestern Hospital upon successful completion
• Work in the Abbott Northwestern Hospital Float Pool
• Provide direct hands-on patient care
• Work across a variety of patient care units and populations
• Work straight day or night shifts
• Work a 0.9 FTE schedule of 72 hours per two-week pay period, including every other weekend
• Perform other duties as assigned

Nursing Assistant

• Serve as caregiver to residents during scheduled work periods in long-term care
• Provide resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance under registered nurse supervision
• Deliver age-appropriate care according to the care plan
• Follow infection prevention and control policies and Personal Protective Equipment use
• Assist with bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, vital signs, psychosocial support, and personal care
• Assist residents with transferring, repositioning, walking, range-of-motion exercises, and passive exercises
• Complete food preparation and dining tasks
• Assist residents with meals and snacks and provide water and supplements
• Aid providers and nursing staff with procedures as needed
• Document resident interactions and outcomes related to care, behavior, activity, and dietary needs
• Communicate changing conditions and care concerns to the charge nurse
• Collect non-invasive body fluid specimens and gather vital signs
• Provide housekeeping and laundry services
• Assist with and document wellness and recreational programs
• Encourage residents to participate in programs
• Participate in departmental or organizational committees and task forces as needed

Assistant jobs in Minnesota

Nursing Assistant

Certified Nursing Assistant, Long Term Care, Float