Nursing Assistant - Orthopedic Unit Nights

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine's Orthopedic Unit is seeking a Nursing Assistant for a full-time night shift (7:00pm–7:30am). You will deliver age-appropriate patient care, assist with hygiene, meals, vital signs, and documentation, and work closely with the RN and interdisciplinary team to maintain high-quality care on the unit.

This is a cross-trained role with duties as Unit Coordinator on the floor, including light clerical and receptionist tasks.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED (Required)
• Basic Life Support (Required)
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred
• 0–1 years training/experience at an acute care facility or hospital clinical experience
• 0–1 years previous secretarial skills or healthcare experience

Responsibilities

• Interacts with the patient preserving dignity and privacy
• Bathes patients and assists with hygiene and personal care
• Changes bed linens for occupied and unoccupied beds
• Assists patients with meals and feeds as needed
• Obtains vital signs and weights and records
• Communicates with RN and care team in a timely manner
• Documents patient care according to policy
• Uses equipment and maintains unit readiness and quality initiatives
• Manages charts and labeling of forms
• Performs procedures within policy scope

Education

HS Diploma/GED (Required)

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Nursing Assistant in Orthopedic Unit - Full time

7:00pm - 7:30am

3/12 hr. shifts week, every 3rd weekend required, holiday rotation

Nursing Assistant - Patient Care Responsibilities

Provides age-appropriate care for the patient population served.

Will be cross trained position for Unit Coordinator, responsible for general office management, clerical and receptionist duties on the Nursing Unit.

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.

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience:
• And 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

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.