Hospital Nurse Aide / Instrument Technician

About Lakewood

Lakewood Health System is a comprehensive rural healthcare system in central Minnesota. Leading the way in providing quality, personalized healthcare for a lifetime, Lakewood prides itself on remaining fiercely independent to prioritize its patients, staff, and communities in all decisions. Voted as one of Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces for the sixth year in a row, we do rural healthcare differently at LHS by providing a solid foundation of family practice providers with access to best-in-class specialty services, all right here at Lakewood. Across the spectrum of life, Lakewood Health System provides compassionate, quality care for the Brainerd Lakes region and beyond.

About the Department

This Hospital Nursing Department supports the mission, vision and values of Lakewood Health System. We are a 25 bed Critical Access hospital serving Medical, Surgical, and Swing Bed Patients and Families. Our team consists of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Health Unit Coordinators and Nursing Assistants. The Hospital team provides a plan of care based on Provider instruction and Nursing Care Planning to meet patient goals providing optimal care for their health and safety to promote quality of life.

Mission for Position

To provide individualized personal and nursing care to patients while preserving the patient’s rights and human dignity in a confidential manner, encouraging the patient to function at their highest level of ability.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide personal and nursing care for the patient in accordance with the patient's plan of care
• Provide care that will help patients function at their highest level of ability
• Ensure patients are in a safe environment
• Carry out daily assignments as assigned
• Stay informed of and provide care in accordance with Lakewood’s policies and procedures
• Collaborates with team to ensure all patient needs are met and daily tasks are completed
• Provide a caring environment to patients and families by listening to their needs to meet their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs

Position Type

This position is a full-time, .9FTE/64 hours per pay period position.  Shifts include rotating between 3:00pm-11:00pm evenings and 11:00pm-7:00am nights, along with rotating holidays and every other weekend.

Qualifications

• At least grade school education, prefer high school diploma or GED
• MN Nursing Assistant Certification is preferred, or willing to assist with obtaining CNA
• CPR/BLS preferred

Ideal Candidate

• Approaches problems with a solutions-focused mindset
• Can juggle multiple tasks and prioritize them
• Communicates effectively with customers and co-workers
• Is a team player
• Navigates basic computer tasks with ease
• Maintains professional and therapeutic boundaries with patients and families

Benefits

Lakewood Health System is growing and looking for great people to join our mission of providing personalized, quality healthcare for a