Nursing Care Assistant - 2 East, med-surg

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, PA is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care on the unit under the direction of a Registered Nurse. This role performs assigned tasks to aid in daily operation and ensures basic hygiene, comfort, safety and timely communication.

Key duties include vital signs, assisting with feeding, mobility, documenting tasks, restocking supplies, and responding to calls.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required or equivalent.
• Nursing Assistant Certification preferred by state health department.
• Experience in clinical patient care is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provides and assists with patient care including hygiene, comfort, safety, nutrition, elimination, and basic treatments; monitors vital signs and mobility.
• Receives and communicates patient information accurately and reports to the nurse as needed.
• Orients patient and family to the unit and room on admission and during care.
• Responds to call lights and performs rounds to meet patient/family needs in a timely manner.
• Documents tasks according to unit policy; maintains cleanliness of equipment and reports any defects.
• Performs in emergency situations (e.g., Code 68, Code Yellow) as trained.
• Transports patients and performs courier duties for the department.
• Restocks supplies for patient care and maintains unit inventory.
• Records temperature logs and maintains a neat unit environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Vital signs

Patient care

Communication

Safety awareness

Mobility assistance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification

Tools

Glucose monitoring device

Vital signs equipment

Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! Below, you’ll find other important information about this position.

This position performs assigned tasks to aid in the provisions of patient care and daily operation of the Nursing Unit in accordance with established nursing policies and procedures. Provides patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Preferred Qualifications

• Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification

Experience

• One (1) year recent experience in a clinical setting providing Direct Patient Care or completion of or current enrollment in a health-related program that has provided the ability to perform Nursing Care Assistant skills; i.e. vitals, intake and output, feeding, and bathing.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides and assists with patient care including basic hygiene, comfort, support and safety measures, nutrition and elimination needs, simple treatments and procedures, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring and mobility utilizing proper tools and body mechanics appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Receives and communicates patient information accurately; recognizes when to call or report information to the nurse.
• Orients patient/significant other to the unit and the patient room upon admission and ongoing.
• Answers call lights and performs purposeful rounding timely and appropriately ensuring patient/family needs are being met.
• Documents assigned tasks according to policy and procedures of the unit
• Cleans all patient equipment as per policy, tags defective equipment and notifies appropriate department for repair.
• Performs efficiently in emergency situations i.e. Code 68, Code Yellow
• Prepares and/or transports patients and performs courier duties for the department. (i.e. interunit transfers)
• Restocks and ensures adequate supplies for patient care such as isolation supplies, linen, etc. per unit.
• Monitors and records temperature logs according to unit.
• Maintains a neat and orderly nursing unit, hallway and utility room.
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Frequent walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and twisting
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to/over 50 pounds.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, latex, and radiation.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
• Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job.
• Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary.
• Ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

1

Shift

Varied (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital

Cost Center

1105 UNTWN Nursing 2 East

Address

500 W Berkeley Street

Uniontown

Pennsylvania

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.