Compassionate Nursing Assistant — Direct Patient Care

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, PA is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care under RN supervision, assisting with hygiene, mobility, vital signs, and daily activities.

You will help maintain a safe, clean unit, communicate patient needs, restock supplies, and respond to call lights. A high school diploma is required; PA Nursing Assistant Certification is preferred; 1 year of clinical experience or enrollment in a health program is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides and assists with patient care including basic hygiene, comfort, support and safety measures, nutrition and elimination needs, simple treatments and procedures, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring and mobility.
• Receives and communicates patient information accurately; recognizes when to call or report information to the nurse.
• Orients patient/significant other to the unit and the patient room upon admission and ongoing.
• Answers call lights and performs purposeful rounding timely and appropriately ensuring patient/family needs are being met.
• Documents assigned tasks according to policy and procedures of the unit.
• Cleans all patient equipment as per policy, tags defective equipment and notifies appropriate department for repair.
• Performs efficiently in emergency situations i.e. Code 68, Code Yellow
• Prepares and/or transports patients and performs courier duties for the department.
• Restocks and ensures adequate supplies for patient care such as isolation supplies, linen, etc. per unit.
• Monitors and records temperature logs according to unit.
• Maintains a neat and orderly nursing unit, hallway and utility room.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

multitask, handle several tasks

verbal communication

problem solving

reasoning

Education

GED

Nursing Assistant Certification (PA)

Job description

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, PA is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care under RN supervision, assisting with hygiene, mobility, vital signs, and daily activities.

You will help maintain a safe, clean unit, communicate patient needs, restock supplies, and respond to call lights. A high school diploma is required; PA Nursing Assistant Certification is preferred; 1 year of clinical experience or enrollment in a health program is expected.