Compassionate Patient Care Assistant - CDU Unit

WVU Medicine; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital in Pennsylvania is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care on the unit under RN supervision. Responsibilities include basic hygiene, comfort, mobility, nutrition, vital signs, and reporting changes.

You will orient patients, answer call lights, document tasks, transport patients, restock supplies, and help maintain a clean, safe unit. This role requires a high school diploma; Nursing Assistant Certification is preferred and one year of direct patient care

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year direct patient care experience preferred or enrollment in a health program.
• Current 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 utilizing proper tools and body mechanics appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• 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. (i.e. interunit transfers)
• 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

Multi-tasking

Verbal communication

Independent thinking

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Nursing Assistant Certification (preferred)

Job description

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital in Pennsylvania is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care on the unit under RN supervision. Responsibilities include basic hygiene, comfort, mobility, nutrition, vital signs, and reporting changes.

You will orient patients, answer call lights, document tasks, transport patients, restock supplies, and help maintain a clean, safe unit. This role requires a high school diploma; Nursing Assistant Certification is preferred and one year of direct patient care