Certified Nursing Assistant NICU

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Annual bonus program

Education benefit for career growth

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO is seeking a Clinical Assistant for the NICU. The CA supports nursing staff, assists with hygiene and vital sign monitoring, and aids in diagnostic procedures within a Level 4 NICU caring for neonates and young children.

The role requires a CNA/MA/EMT designation or equivalent training and BLS certification, with a night shift schedule and a rotating weekend plan in an 8-week cycle. Competitive pay and benefits included.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Proof of health assessment and nursing foundation courses may substitute for CNA/MA/EMT designation.
• CNA, MA, or EMT designation required.
• BLS certification for Healthcare Provider required.

Responsibilities

• Attends to individual patient needs including grooming, bathing, feeding, and mobility.
• Checks vital signs, weighs patients, applies creams, changes dressings, and collects specimens.
• Transports patients, answers call lights, reports observations to the care team.
• Acts as conduit between patients and providers by communicating issues to the medical team.
• Documents actions in forms, reports, logs and records.
• Prepares rooms and equipment and participates in departmental committees.

Job description

Job Overview

The Clinical Assistant (CA) assists patients and families by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs. The CA provides comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring. In addition, the CA supports and assists nursing personnel and other providers in diagnostic procedures and technical treatments and functions as a member of the healthcare team. Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a Level 4, 82-bed regional referral center for the seven-state region with a platinum-level designation for ECMO. We treat neonate, infant and pediatric patients less than 2 years old with conditions including hypoxemic respiratory failure, infections, hematological, neurological, cardiovascular, metabolic disorders, single major or multiple anomalies requiring diagnostic work-up and/or surgical intervention. We provide continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), renal dialysis and body cooling for neonates among many other therapies to provide the highest level of neonatal care to infants and their families.

Position Details

Department Name: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Job Status: Full Time, 60 hours per pay period, eligible for benefits
Shift: Nigh Shift (6:45pm - 7:15am)
Weekends: In an 8-week schedule, each CA will be required to work "weekend" shifts (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). Required to self-schedule 7 weekend shifts in the 8-week

Duties & Responsibilities

• Attends to the individual needs of patients, which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, transferring, providing comfort and communicating patient needs with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performs various tasks as assigned, including checking vital signs, weighing patients, applying creams/ointments, applying/changing dressings and collecting specimens.
• Meets patient needs by utilizing resources and materials; transporting patients; answering patients' call lights and requests; and reporting observations of the patient to healthcare team members.
• Serves as a conduit between patients and other healthcare providers by recording and communicating all issues to medical team members.
• Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Stores and prepares rooms and medical equipment for patient and healthcare team member use.
• Participates in departmental committees and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • High School diploma or GED
• Equivalency
  • Proof of successful completion of health assessment and nursing foundation courses, in addition to basic medical/surgical clinical rotation in an accredited nursing program may be considered in lieu of designation as a CNA, MA and/or EMT.
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Designation as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Medical Assistant (MA), and/or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is required
  • Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association is required.

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $19.18 to $28.77

Expected Range: $20.00 to $25.09

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Estimated Close Date

11/30/2026