Nursing Support Assistant - Oncology/SCT - Full time (Days)

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine seeks a Nursing Support Assistant (CNA) to support patient care under RN supervision in the Oncology/SCT unit at Hyde Park. You will perform routine tasks to ensure patient comfort, safety, and accurate documentation, contributing to high-quality care.

Responsibilities include vital signs, ADL assistance, specimen collection, room readiness, and CPR initiation. This role requires HCWR listing or eligibility and CPR/BLS certification; full-time, day shift, onsite work in Chicago.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be listed on IDPH HCWR as an Illinois CNA or a nursing student who passed the written competency exam and is listed on the HCWR.
• CPR/BLS Certification.
• Ability to read and write, perform simple calculations, follow instructions, work with minimal supervision, and perform physically demanding tasks.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work with management and staff.
• Occasional lifting over 50 lbs may be required.
• Moderate to extreme physical effort including walking, standing, CPR, lifting materials/equipment/patients.
• Adequate vision, hearing, and tactile abilities to perform tasks.
• Frequent focused attention to interpret sensory inputs.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic patient care activities including vital signs and basic tests.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living using aseptic techniques.
• Assists with personal hygiene, ambulation and nourishment.
• Collects patient specimens and weighs patients as assigned.
• Assists with discharge and transfer preparation of patients.
• Maintains the patient environment and prepares rooms for admission/transfer.
• Maintains supplies/equipment and the environment.
• Communicates and documents activities in proper records or logs.
• Initiates CPR and alerts the physician as needed.
• Performs receptionist duties for the assigned area.

Skills

Vital signs

Effective communication

Teamwork

Lifting 50 lbs+

Infection control

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

IDPH Health Care Worker Registry (HCWR) listing

Nursing student eligible with competency exam & HCWR

Tools

CPR/BLS Certification

Job description

Job Description

With the leadership of the Manager and the Clinical Supervisor, the Nursing Support Assistant (CNA) performs assigned supportive work in connection with the delivery of patient care, including functional tasks and skills. Utilizes interactive processes which will exceed the expectation of patients, physicians, families, or significant others, provides high quality, cost effective care and treatment. Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit specific competencies as appropriate to the age of the patients served. Performs activities which support the daily functions and operations of a patient care unit and the healthcare team. Provides constant observation and documentation of activity of assigned patient. Works under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the assigned area.

With the leadership of the Manager and the Clinical Supervisor, the Nursing Support Assistant (CNA) performs assigned supportive work in connection with the delivery of patient care, including functional tasks and skills. Utilizes interactive processes which will exceed the expectation of patients, physicians, families, or significant others, provides high quality, cost effective care and treatment. Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to unit specific competencies as appropriate to the age of the patients served. Performs activities which support the daily functions and operations of a patient care unit and the healthcare team. Provides constant observation and documentation of activity of assigned patient. Works under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the assigned area.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides basic patient care activities including vital signs, enemas and basic tests such as glucoscan, hemacult and multistix
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, as appropriate/assigned, using proper aseptic, isolation, and infection control techniques in performance of duties
• Assists patients with personal hygiene, ambulation and nourishment/fluids
• Completes procedures as assigned, such as collecting patient specimens and weighing patients.
• Assists with discharge and transfer preparation of patients
• Assists in the maintenance of the patient environment: makes patient beds, tidies patient room, and prepares patient room for admission and transfer
• Assists with the maintenance of supplies/equipment and the environment.
• Communicates and accurately documents activities onto the proper records or logs
• Initiates CPR and calls a Dr. Cart
• Performs receptionist duties for assigned area as requested

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be listed on the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry (HCWR) as an Illinois CNA OR a nursing student who has passed the written competency exam and is listed on the HCWR.
• CPR/BLS Certification
• Ability to read and write, perform simple mathematical calculations, follow oral and written instructions, perform variety of tasks without direct supervision and perform duties requiring continuous physical effort
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and/or in written form
• Ability to work in partnership with management and staff
• Occasional lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs.
• Moderate to extreme physical effort such as walking, standing, performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects and/or patients may be required
• Vision, hearing, and sense of touch must be adequate to enable one to quickly and accurately perform tasks such as reading small print, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate oral communication
• Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time 0.9 FTE
• Shift: Days
• Work Location: Onsite - Hyde Park
• Unit/Department: Oncology/SCT
• CBA Code: 743SM