Nursing Assistant- 4W, Observation Unit

Nemours in; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours is seeking a Nursing Assistant to join the Short Stay Observation Unit (4W) in Wilmington, DE. The role supports patient care on a pediatric-focused unit, with 60 hours every two weeks, rotating weekends and holidays.

You will assist with daily activities, ensure unit safety, and collaborate with RNs to provide high-quality, time-limited care. Qualifications include a High School Diploma, 1 year of patient care experience preferred, strong reading/writing skills, and current BLS

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum 1 year patient care experience preferred.
• Current American Heart Association BLS required.
• Able to read and write accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living and general patient care under RN guidance.
• Maintain a clean and safe patient care unit and ensure supplies are stocked.
• Accurately relay information from physicians, nurses and other staff and document on the patient record.
• Transport patients and deliver reports, supplies and messages between units as needed.

Skills

Patient care

Reading & writing

Communication

BLS knowledge

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Nursing Assistant- 4W, Observation Unit (Finance)

Nemours is seeking Nursing Assistant to join our team in Wilmington, DE for our Short Stay Observation Unit. Position is full-time, 60 hrs every two weeks, rotating shifts, with weekend and holiday rotations.

4 West is a 24-four-bed limited-stay unit that typically cares for general medical surgical patients whose care is driven by protocols. The unit consists of single patient care rooms, which can also be isolation rooms. The goal of the unit is to provide very high-quality, high-value patient care within a 72-hour time frame. Each patient room is equipped with oxygen, compressed air and suction, along with state-of-the-art cardiorespiratory bedside monitors and computers that enable the health care team to access a patient's electronic medical record. These computers are also used in the barcoding administration of medications which ensures patient safety by verifying that the correct medication is given to the appropriate child. Family-centered care rounds are performed daily to assure an interprofessional approach and partnership with the patient and family.

The nursing assistant role is responsible for assisting with general activities of the patient care unit and assist the health care team with performance of patient care activities, under the direction and guidance of a Registered Nurse.

Essential Functions

• Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
• Ensures a clean and safe patient care unit.
• Assists patients with activities of daily life (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.
• Assures all supplies are accurately charged.
• Contacts pharmacy, dietary, and other departments as designated by the Registered Nurse.
• Collects patient specimens (blood, urine, stool, other per policy), paying close attention to patient safety, comfort and accuracy of information.
• Uses Hospital Information Systems as required for patient care, (e.g. documenting vital signs and patient care activities.)
• Accurately relays information from physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel and others.
• Transports patients and delivers reports, supplies, etc., to other patient units or Institute locations as needed.
• Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed. This includes promptly answering telephones, greeting patients, sending reports, distributing, sorting, or processing mail, entering orders, managing medical record, etc.
• Responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation
• Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs.
• Attends unit/departmental meetings regularly.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the care of patients of all ages; neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged, adolescents and adults.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma required
• Minimum 1 year patient care experience highly preferred.
• Able to read and write accurately.
• Able to understand laboratory orders, computer information, and some medical terminology.
• Able to obtain specimens, including blood specimens, from a patient population that is primarily pediatric and often ill, handicapped, or restricted in some way.
• Current American Heart Association BLS required

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.