We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.   

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care 

Mission Statement  

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation. 

Employment Value Proposition  

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture: 

• Focus on Patient Care.  A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees. 

• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities. 

• Family Culture.  We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization. 

• Trust in Each Other.  Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community. 

• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.   

Age Specific Responsibility  

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department.  Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. 

Summary  

​​Under the direction of the Registered or Licensed Nurse Manager/Designee, the Certified Nursing Assistant/Geriatric Nursing Assistant will provide assigned residents with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with the resident's assessment and care plan.​ 

Essential Job Responsibilities  

• ​​Know, understand, incorporate, and demonstrate the Mission, Vision, Values of Mary Free Bed in behaviors, practices, and decisions. 

• ​Consistently demonstrate (leads by example) Mary Free Bed Values to all internal and external customers (residents, visitors, volunteers, and associates.) Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, propagating a calm environment throughout the community. 

• ​Execute assignments in a culture that is shared and collaborative. 

• ​Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors. Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks. 

• ​Supports the admission, transfer, and discharge process for the Resident. 

• ​Assist Elders with daily living functions such as dental care, feeding, bathing, dressing/undressing, nail care, hair care, and shaving according to expressed preference. 

• ​Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc. 

• ​Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed. Provide daily Range of Motion Exercises. Record data as instructed. Answer Resident calls promptly. 

• ​Follow established safety precautions in the performance of all duties (i.e., exposure to body fluids, lifting, transferring, use and disposal of personal protective equipment). 

• ​Wear and/or use safety equipment and supplies (e.g., gait belt, mechanical lifts, etc.) when lifting or moving residents in accordance with plan of care. 

• ​Report all changes in the Resident's condition to your supervisor/designee as soon as practical. 

• ​Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information. Ensure that all nursing care is provided in privacy. 

• ​Enters information and documentation accurately in Care Tracker in accordance with company policy, practice and standards. 

• ​Follow established End of Life Procedure. 

• ​Attend and participate in scheduled training, in-service training, mandatory annual in-service training and educational classes as required/needed. 

• ​Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the community policies and procedures. 

• ​Other duties as assigned. 

• ​We’ll embrace all people by: 

​ Treating everyone with dignity and respect. 

​ Opening more doors to opportunity for other to succeed. 

​ Growing talent and people. 

​ Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status. 

​ Taking action against discrimination. 

​ Honoring our differences and how to collaborate. 

​ Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for. 

​ Restoring Hope and Freedom, together. 

​​ 

Customer Service Responsibilities  

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information. 

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement  

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service. 

Essential Job Qualifications  

• High School Diploma or equivalent. 

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active certification to practice as a Nursing Assistant in the state of Michigan certificate of completion state approved nurse aide training program. 

• Minimum of one-year experience within a healthcare setting preferred. 

• Previous experience working in long-term care or with the geriatric population preferred. 

• Must possess superior customer service skills and professionalism. 

• Must possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills. 

• Ability to adapt to ongoing change and work in a fast-paced, customer-driven environment 

• Possesses interpersonal and relationship building skills to work in a cross-functional team as well as the ability to work with residents based on their cognitive ability. 

• Self-starter, highly motivated with a high productivity level. 

• Possesses a high degree of personal accountability, responsibility and strong decision-making abilities. 

• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures of the organization.