Join Cottage Hospital's Medical Surgical team, where you'll provide compassionate care to patients with a wide range of diagnoses, including critical care, surgeries, joint replacements, and more. As an LNA, you'll play an essential role in delivering 24/7 support alongside our skilled nurses, ensuring patient safety and satisfaction. We are committed to fostering a collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth. If you're passionate about making a difference in patients' lives, Cottage Hospital is the place for you! APPLY TODAY!
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides supportive care to patients and assists nurses in the provision of care and the maintenance of a clean, comfortable and well-stocked nursing unit. Position may also help/assist in performing Unit Secretary duties/functions at the Nurses' Station.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides supportive care for patients in their activities of daily living. Activities include: AM/PM care, monitoring vital signs, feeding, toileting, bathing and dressing, changing bed linens, special observation monitoring and documentation.
• Promptly and accurately communicates patient information to the appropriate team.
• Responds according to unit procedure in emergency situations. Floats to other units as necessary.
• Each shift, stocks patient bedside with required supplies, changes equipment as needed. Each shift, checks and changes needle/syringe containers as needed. Conducts unit safety rounding as assigned. Notifies appropriate department with a decreased par level as needed.
• Answers call bells or requests and refers the appropriate person to them.
• Safely transports patients to and from other departments and areas.
• Participates in the admission or discharge of patients. Escorts patients to hospital exit, removes supplies and equipment from patient room, prepares room for an admission.
• Maintains a therapeutic environment by cleaning and keeping neat the following areas: counters in all utility rooms and equipment and furniture.
• Completes other tasks as assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)