Nursing Assistant (U), Periop Services / Surgery, Full-Time

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition remission

Job summary

University of Miami Hospital & Clinics seeks a Nursing Assistant to support nursing service personnel with patient care, hygiene, vital signs, and meal service. The role includes transporting patients, assisting with mobility, and preparing supplies for perioperative services.

High school diploma or equivalent and at least 1 year of relevant experience are required. The position is full-time, daytime hours (7:00 AM – 4:00 PM), based at University of Miami Hospital & Clinics - Periop.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: learning agility, teamwork, technical proficiency, communication.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely between rooms and areas.
• Assist patients with mobility and positioning.
• Support nursing staff with patient care and hygiene tasks.
• Prepare and disinfect surgical areas and equipment between procedures.
• Maintain supplies and cleanliness of the surgical suite and storage areas.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Work Shift: Full-Time 40 hrs. per week, Days 7:00AM - 4:00PM - M-F.

Work Location: University of Miami Hospital & Clinics - Periop. Services / Surgery UTower

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Nursing Assistant assists nursing service personnel with a variety of patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients. Additionally, the incumbent assists with personal hygiene, takes vital signs, and changes bed linens. The Nursing Assistant also serves and collects food trays, provides for in-between meal nourishment, and cleans, sterilizes, stores, and prepares other supplies.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Provides safe transportation of patients from their rooms to various areas of the hospital. Ensures patient safety by verifying the patient identification band, chart and sending slip.
2. Assists patients to and from the stretcher.
3. Assists nursing personnel with patient positioning and patient skin preps.
4. Cleans and prepares surgical suite and disinfects stretchers in-between patients.
5. Supports the supply needs of the department by receiving supplies and restocking all areas.
6. Maintains the cleanliness of the surgical suite and cleans the operating rooms at the end of the day’s schedule.
7. Empties all trash containers, suction canister boxes, and replaces bags and boxes, periodically throughout the day.
8. Maintains attendant’s supply room with needed solutions for cleaning, maintenance of floors, polishing glass, and cleanliness of counters and walls.
9. Maintains inventory of wet vacuum hoses, floor tools, and brushes.
10. Mops the floor between surgical procedures.
11. Cleans patient pantry and dining area and empties trash.
12. Returns equipment to the storage room and keeps the room orderly.
13. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license

Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required

Certification and Licensing: Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

• The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs.

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The University ranks No.55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No.49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.