Nurse Assistant

Medical University of South Carolina; Florence (AL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina is seeking a patient care assistant to support the nursing team with a variety of health care activities, comfort and safety of patients. Responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene, dressing, mobility, bed linens, transporting patients to tests, and providing meals and nourishment between meals.

Completion of an accredited medical assisting program with one year of patient care experience preferred, with supervision for recording vitals under a

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited medical assisting program with one year of patient care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing team with a variety of patient care activities and related services necessary for patients' personal needs, comfort, and safety.
• Assist patients with personal hygiene, dressing, and walking; change bed linens and help with transportation to tests/procedures.
• May serve and collect food trays and provide between-meal nourishment; may record temperature or vital signs under direction of a nurse.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Education

Accredited medical assisting program

Job description

Job Description Summary

Come join our team!

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC003596 FLO - MedSurg 7th Floor (FMC)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-19

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Job Description

Assists nursing team with a variety of patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs, comfort, and safety of patients. Assists patients with personal hygiene, dressing, walking. Changes bed linens and assists with patient transportation to tests and procedures. May serve and collect food trays and provide patients with between-meal nourishment. May record temperature or vital signs under the direction of a nurse.

Additional Job Description

Completion of an accredited medical assisting program with one year of patient care experience preferred.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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