Nurse Assistant MUSC Florence Orthopedics/Neurology Unit - FT

MUSC Health; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) is seeking an Employee Nurse Assistant to support the nursing team in providing high-quality patient care. You will assist patients with personal hygiene, dressing, mobility, and comfort, while helping with meals and vital signs under a nurse's direction.

Completion of an accredited nurse assisting program or one year of patient care experience is preferred. This role involves hospital-based duties on the MedSurg floors and requires compassionate,

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nurse assisting program or 1 year of patient care experience preferred.
• Assists with personal hygiene, dressing and walking.
• Transports patients to tests and procedures and assists with meals as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assists nursing team with patient care activities and related services.
• Provides patients with between-meal nourishment and helps with food trays.
• Records temperature or vital signs under the direction of a nurse.
• Assists with bed linens and patient transportation to tests/procedures.

Skills

Patient care

Hygiene assistance

Mobility assistance

Vital signs

Education

Nurse assistant certificate/program

Job description

Job Description Summary

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.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC003595 FLO - MedSurg 4th 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 nurse assisting program or one year of patient care experience preferred.

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

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