Certified Nursing Assistant, Sylvester Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Per Diem

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Miami Hospital & Clinics seeks a Part-time Per Diem Nursing Assistant for the Stem Cell Transplant inpatient unit. You will support patient hygiene, mobility, meal assistance, and ongoing safety while closely coordinating with nursing staff.

This role requires a Florida CNA license or equivalent certification and 0–1 year of relevant experience. Per diem hours vary 20–30 per week with day and evening shifts, including on-call and weekend coverage.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and/relevant experience; certification/license as required
• Florida CNA license required or licensing appropriate for role
• Minimum 0–1 year of experience in a similar patient-care setting

Responsibilities

• Provide for patients’ personal hygiene (bedpans, baths, shaves) and assist with showers
• Assist with meals, mobility, turning, and hydration between meals
• Administer non-sterile dressings, preps, sitz baths, and basic first aid procedures
• Perform urine testing, specimen collection, and post-mortem care
• Answer patient call lights and requests promptly to ensure safety and comfort
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and transport patients and equipment as needed
• Communicate patient conditions to assigned nurse for assessment
• Monitor and record intake/outtake and vital signs
• Assist with ambulation, walking, and repositioning in bed
• Follow all University and unit policies; may execute additional duties as needed

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Work Shift

Per Diem (PD) 20-30 hrs. per week, M-F, Days, Evenings. Flexible Shift, On-calls and weekends may be required.

Work Location

University of Miami Hospital & Clinics - SCCC - Stem Cell Transplant - Inpatient Unit

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• 1. Provides for patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves, and assisting with showers.
• 2. Assists with meals and feeds patients, ambulates, turns, and positions patients, and provides fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• 3. Administers enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, therapeutic and sitz baths, and applies restraints.
• 4. Performs sugar and acetone urine testing, specimen collection, and post-mortem care.
• 5. Answers patients’ call lights and requests promptly.
• 6. Maintains a safe and attractive environment for patients and staff and transports patients and equipment.
• 7. Reports patient conditions to the assigned nurse to ensure professional assessment.
• 8. Measures and records food and liquid intake and output, and checks and records vital signs.
• 9. Provides patient help with walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
• 10. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license
• Experience: Minimum 0 - 1 year of relevant experience required
• Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida CNA license required Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment. Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Part time Employee Type: Temporary-Intermittent

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.