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Certified Nursing Assistant

Wellpath • West Memphis, AR • 1d ago

You Matter

Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved

Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture

Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Autonomy in a warm team environment

Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!

Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching

Company paid life insurance

Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts

Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee @type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to "Always Do The Right Thing!", and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Certified Nursing Assistant performs basic and specialized nursing care functions under the supervision of licensed nurses. They adhere to local and regulatory policies and procedures to ensure proper patient care. The Nursing Assistant collaborates with other healthcare team members and correctional officers to plan and implement patient care activities in a correctional setting. After a general orientation to medical-surgical and psychiatric patient care areas, they may also float between units to ensure adequate nursing staff for patient care areas.

Key Responsibilities

Provides basic nursing care to patients under the direction of a licensed nurse, including assistance with ADLs, vital sign measurement, and accurate documentation of patient data.

Maintains professional behavior and prioritizes work flow to ensure completion of all assigned duties, while adhering to policies and procedures and promoting patient safety and confidentiality.

Collaborates with other members of the health care team, participates in staff meetings and training sessions, and notifies the licensed nurse of any patient concerns or issues.

Demonstrates basic knowledge of nursing procedures and proficiently uses medical supplies and equipment, while also ensuring their proper storage and cleaning.

Performs other duties as assigned by the supervising nurse, such as assisting with patient care in different units and participating in the orientation of new staff members.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Completion of training course for Nursing Assistants.

Experience

Work requires level of knowledge of basic patient care methods, procedures, and techniques.

Ability to handle a variety of simple tasks that are routine in nature, while keeping work flowing in an orderly manner.

Must have the ability to pass a background check and drug screen.

Must be able to pass and maintain clearance for a Public Trust Position, if working with specific patients.

Ability to express thoughts logically, in English, in both written and verbal form.

Ability to use computers and the typical software such as Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and various database systems.

Licenses/Certifications

Current certification in the state of practice is required.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn't seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

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Recruiter : Full Name: First Last Jordan Finch

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