Nursing Assistant / NA Med Surg

About the role

Join our team as a night-shift, PRN, Medical-Surgical 4W 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 and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.  
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with 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.  

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.

• The Nursing Assistant II provides essential, hands-on daily care to patients, working under the supervision of RNs to ensure patient comfort, safety, and hygiene. 
• Provide basic nursing care to the patient.
• 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 the 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.
• Assist patients in a wheelchair, on a stretcher, and ambulating.
• Monitor vital signs, specimen collection, intake and output, meal consumption, height and weight, blood glucose testing/monitoring, and point of care testing.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 1+ years of prior Nursing Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) experience. 
• 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.  

• The Nursing Assistant II provides essential, hands-on daily care to patients, working under the supervision of RNs to ensure patient comfort, safety, and hygiene. 
• Provide basic nursing care to the patient.
• 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 the 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.
• Assist patients in a wheelchair, on a stretcher, and ambulating.
• Monitor vital signs, specimen collection, intake and output, meal consumption, height and weight, blood glucose testing/monitoring, and point of care testing.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• 1+ years of prior Nursing Assistant/Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) experience. 
• 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.