Nursing Assistant

Overview
Join our team as an evening shift, full-time, Med Surg- 5th floor 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 financi al 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

• Provide basic nursing care to patients.
• Assist nursing personnel and physicians in emergency care.
• Accept responsibility for providing safe, appropriate, quality patient care.
• Perform out of bed/back to bed as appropriate.
• Observe patient while performing delegated tasks and report significant findings regarding patient safety, personal needs, and changes in the patient's condition to the licensed nurse.
• Respond to call light promptly and courteously.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records.
• Assisting patients in wheelchairs, on stretchers, and ambulating.
• Monitor vital signs, specimen collection, intake and output, meal consumption, height and weight, blood glucose testing/monitoring, and point of care testing.
• Perform any and all other duties assigned.

Qualifications
Job Requirements :

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1 year of Nursing Assistant experience.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 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.