Nurse Assistant MUSC Florence Orthopedics/Neurology Unit - FT

C002 Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina is hiring a Nursing Assistant to support the nursing team in patient care, daily living activities, and safety. You will help with hygiene, dressing, repositioning, transporting to tests, and meal service as directed by a nurse.

Completion of an accredited nurse assisting program or one year of patient care experience is preferred. MUSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.

Qualifications

• Experience assisting with personal hygiene and mobility.
• Ability to work under the direction of a nurse.
• Comfort handling basic patient care tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing team with patient care activities and safety.
• Help patients with personal hygiene, dressing, and walking.
• Change bed linens and assist with transports to tests/procedures.
• Serve and collect food trays and provide between-meal nourishment.
• Record temperature or vital signs under nurse direction.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Education

Nurse assisting 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 Work Shift

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! 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. Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children’s Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet designated hospitals in South Carolina.