Nursing Care Assistant, IMCU/Step-Down

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

Job summary

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support patient care on site. You will assist with hygiene, comfort, safety, and daily activities while collaborating with licensed nurses.

Key responsibilities include taking vital signs, monitoring intake and output, and documenting actions. This role requires teamwork, reliability, and attentive care in a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; PA Nursing Assistant Certification preferred.
• One year of clinical patient care experience or current enrollment in a health program with CNA skills.
• Ability to perform vitals, intake/output, feeding, bathing and basic patient care safely.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care including hygiene, comfort, safety, nutrition and elimination needs.
• Performs vital signs, weight measurements, glucose monitoring and mobility tasks.
• Receives and reports patient information to the nurse; orients patients upon admission.
• Responds to call lights and conducts timely rounding to meet patient/family needs.
• Documents tasks per policy; cleans equipment and notifies for repairs if needed.
• Assists in emergencies and transports patients as required; restocks supplies.
• Maintains clean, orderly nursing unit and utility areas.

Skills

Multitasking

Verbal communication

Independent thinking

Education

High school diploma or GED

PA Nursing Assistant Certification (preferred)

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• 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:

• 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.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.