Nursing Care Assistant - 2 East, Med - Surg

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

WVU Medicine in Uniontown, PA is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide routine patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role involves assisting with basic hygiene, comfort, safety, nutrition, and monitoring vital signs and glucose where appropriate.

The position requires a high school diploma and ideally Pennsylvania Nursing Assistant Certification. Daily tasks include patient transport, documentation, restocking supplies, and responding to patient calls while maintaining

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• PA Nursing Assistant Certification preferred.
• Provides patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Provides and assists with patient care including basic hygiene, comfort, support and safety, nutrition and elimination needs, simple treatments and procedures, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring and mobility.
• 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 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.
• Restocks and ensures adequate supplies for patient care such as isolation supplies, linen, etc.
• Monitors and records temperature logs according to unit.
• Maintains a neat and orderly nursing unit, hallway and utility room.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

multitasking

communication

observation

critical thinking

patient care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification

Job description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification

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.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. 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.
• 2. Receives and communicates patient information accurately; recognizes when to call or report information to the nurse.
• 3. Orients patient/significant other to the unit and the patient room upon admission and ongoing.
• 4. Answers call lights and performs purposeful rounding timely and appropriately ensuring patient/family needs are being met.
• 5. Documents assigned tasks according to policy and procedures of the unit
• 6. Cleans all patient equipment as per policy, tags defective equipment and notifies appropriate department for repair.
• 7. Performs efficiently in emergency situations i.e. Code 68, Code Yellow
• 8. Prepares and/or transports patients and performs courier duties for the department. (i.e. interunit transfers)
• 9. Restocks and ensures adequate supplies for patient care such as isolation supplies, linen, etc. per unit.
• 10. Monitors and records temperature logs according to unit.
• 11. Maintains a neat and orderly nursing unit, hallway and utility room.
• 12. Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• 1. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, latex, and radiation.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• 1. Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
• 2. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job.
• 3. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary.
• 4. 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.

The West Virginia University Health System is a West Virginia-based academic health system that provides the full continuum of healthcare services at 30 hospitals in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. With more than 47,000 employees, of which 7,200 are providers, and $10 billion in total operating revenues, the WVU Health System is anchored by an 890-bed academic medical center and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. Together, the Health System's hospitals, clinics, and specialty programs provide a comprehensive continuum of care, ranging from community-based primary and specialty services to highly complex, quaternary care and post-acute care.