Student Nursing Assistant Scholarship Program - Multiple Units - Varying Shifts

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Earn money as you work and attend classes to become a Nursing Assistant at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE! This five-week hybrid Student Nursing Assistant (SNA) Scholarship Program covers all tuition costs in exchange for a one-year employment commitment.

Applicant Expectations:
• Be 16 years or older and successfully complete all new-hire requirements
• Complete 76 hours of Nursing Assistant hybrid work which includes 4
hours a week in class and 12 hours a week online
• Work 16 hours per week of on-the-job training at Methodist Hospital
• Agree to work as a Nursing Assistant at Methodist Hospital for minimum of
1 year at 24 hours per week or above after successful completion of the
Nursing Assistant Course
• Must produce two letters of recommendation from previous managers,
instructors, and/or colleagues

Work/School Schedule:
• Program Start Date: June 18, 2025
• Application Deadline: April 27, 2025
• 20 hours per week, paid work time:
-In-Class Skills Training at Methodist College: 4 hours per week
-Hand-on Training at Methodist Hospital: 16 hours per week
• 12 hours per week, unpaid online course work

Student Fees:
• CNA Text Book
• Nursing Assistant Scrubs

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.

• Gives individualized customer service/patient care.
• Completes age specific competency assessment.
• Participates in Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)

Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications.

• Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously.
• Obtains feedback from patients and visitors regarding their hospital experience.
• Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff.
• Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests in a timely and accurate manner.
• Communicates with other members of the health care team (food service, secretaries, housekeeping, etc.) as indicated.
• Actively participates in report process.

Completes clinical activities identified in the patient's plan of care to meet patients' comfort/activity/sleep needs and other clinical patient needs as delegated by professional staff.

• Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner.
• Ensures that skin is clean and dry.
• Reports any noticed skin changes.
• With oversight and/or direction provides personal care and assists with ADL (activities of daily living).
• With oversight and/or direction provides assistance with repositioning, turning and chair transfers.
• With oversight and/or direction assists as necessary with ambulation.
• With oversight and/or direction completes vital signs per patient's plan of care.
• With oversight and/or direction weighs patients per patient's plan of care.
• With oversight and/or direction reinforces patient education.
• Provides transportation assistance.
• Reports any variation from patient's plan of care to professional staff.
• Attends to patient amenities; e.g., newspaper, mail.

Documents all data collected, in Cerner and/or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and response to activities.

• Documentation is completed in an ongoing basis prior to end of shift.
• Documentation reflects patient's responses to activities according to patient's plan of care.
• Documentation reflects care delivered.

Provides activities to contribute to a safe, efficient, effective and sanitary patient care environment.

• Completes daily room cleaning according to established procedures for high dusting, vacuuming