Nursing Assistant: Night Patient Care & Unit Coordinator

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine in West Chester seeks a Full Time Nursing Assistant for the MedSurg/Tele Unit (7:00pm – 7:30am). The role includes patient care responsibilities, cross-training for Unit Coordinator duties, and clerical support on the nursing unit.

Qualifications include H.S. Diploma, Basic Life Support, and 0-1 years acute care or clinical experience. The position emphasizes dignity, privacy, and teamwork to support patient care.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience
• 0-1 years Training and/or experience at an acute care facility or student nurse with hospital based clinical experience
• 0-1 years Previous secretarial skills or healthcare experience

Responsibilities

• Interacts with the patient in a manner that preserves patient dignity, privacy, and meets psychosocial needs of the patient.
• Bathes patients and provides assistance with hygiene. (Includes baths, mouth care, shaves males, combs hair, washes patient's hair as requested.)
• Changes bed linens for occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Assists patients with meals, feeds patients as needed.
• Obtains vital signs and weights, and records.
• Welcome and greet patients and visitors to the unit. Demonstrates pleasant, professional communication skills when speaking with patients, visitors, nursing staff, physicians, volunteers and personnel from other departments.
• Communicates patient and unit information to the RN and interdisciplinary care team in a timely manner. Seeks help from RN when needed.
• Documents patient care in an accurate, professional and timely manner according to policy and procedure.
• Uses equipment appropriately, follows Department policies for equipment and supply use, cleaning and maintenance. Performs assigned duties to maintain unit in a state of survey readiness and maintain quality initiatives.
• Chart Management - ensures all chart forms are properly labeled.
• Performs procedures within the scope of the Policy and Procedure Manual.

Education

H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

Job description

Penn Medicine in West Chester seeks a Full Time Nursing Assistant for the MedSurg/Tele Unit (7:00pm – 7:30am). The role includes patient care responsibilities, cross-training for Unit Coordinator duties, and clerical support on the nursing unit.

Qualifications include H.S. Diploma, Basic Life Support, and 0-1 years acute care or clinical experience. The position emphasizes dignity, privacy, and teamwork to support patient care.