Nursing Assistant - Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) - 60% Nights

University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a Nursing Assistant for the Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. In this role, you will assist with patient care under the supervision of registered nurses and schedule night shifts. This position offers a competitive salary, various benefits, and the opportunity to work in a respected nursing team within Iowa's largest academic medical center.

Benefits

Paid vacation

Health and dental insurance

Life and disability insurance options

Generous employer contributions into retirement plans

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and follow instructions as a minimum requirement.

Responsibilities

• Perform personal hygiene for patients, including bathing and grooming.
• Assist patients with mobility, using beds or wheelchairs.
• Monitor patient vital signs and report any changes.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Empathy

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Nursing Assistant - Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) - 60% Nights

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University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) (5 JPP):The Surgical and Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) is the largest intensive care unit in Iowa, seeing more than 2,500 patients each year. The 36-bed unit is structurally divided into three bays. It is staffed by a multidisciplinary team skilled in the care of acutely ill surgical and neuroscience patients.

Beyond routine care for patients requiring intensive care following surgery, the SNICU provides care for patients suffering from:

• Respiratory failure
• Sepsis
• Multi-system trauma
• Peri-operative complications
• Acute neurological injuries
• Pre- and post-organ transplantation care
• Pain
  
  
  

The SNICU provides a full range of intensive care services, using advanced monitoring techniques and equipment including:

• Pulmonary artery catheters
• Arterial lines
• Intracranial pressure monitoring and CSF drainage
• Ventilatory support
• Continuous infusion of vasoactive medications
• Care for micro-vascular reconstruction
• Advanced neurological monitoring
• Multiple renal replacement therapies (CRRT)
• Nitric oxide
• Hypothermia Management
• Pentobarbital Comas
  
  
  

The SNICU is grounded in the belief that our primary responsibility is to provide care that will assist critically ill patients to cope with the physiological and psychological components of their illness or injury. The goal of the critical care team is to assist the patient and their family to maximize those actions that support a state of well-being, minimize those actions that threaten it, and, when necessary, to attain a dignified and peaceful death. We believe that care of the critically ill patient and family is both an art and a science intended to bring about maximum quality of life.

Our Honors And Awards Include

• Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care
• The Joint Commission Designated Primary Stroke Center
• Advanced Certification in Palliative Care from The Joint Commission
• American College of Surgeons (ACS) Verified Level 1 Trauma Center
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Silver Beacon Award for Excellence
  
  
  

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.

Responsibilities Will Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming and oral care for patients
• Turn, position and ambulate patients
• Assist patients with bedpans, urinals and perineal cleansing
• Take temperature, pulse and blood pressure
• Enter daily patient record charting in computer
• Perform simple diagnostic/therapeutic procedures (i.e., dressing changes)
• Clean equipment, patient bedside area and nursing unit
• Set up rooms for patient admission
• Transport patients by bed, cart or wheelchair
• Transport equipment, specimens and supplies
• Stock and supply patient rooms and Nursing unit
• Perform basic CPR as required
• Maintain patient confidentiality
  
  
  

Percent of Time: 60% - 24 hours per week

Schedule: Night shifts, hours will be between 7:00 pm - 7:30 am, will include an every third weekend rotation and a holiday rotation

Location: Iowa City, IA

Merit Pay Plan

Benefits Highlights

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Minimum Eligibility Requirements

Ability to read, write and follow instructions.

Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Kylie Guy at [e-mail].

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Nursing Assistant
• Appointment Type: Merit
• Schedule: Part-time
  
  
  

Compensation

• Pay Level: 4
  
  
  

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Kylie Guy
• Contact Email: [e-mail]

Seniority level

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