Patient Care Clerk & Nurse Aide: Unit Support

McLaren Health Care; Mount Clemens (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support the unit by handling receptionist and secretarial duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role includes assisting nursing staff with patient care to ensure patient safety, dignity, and privacy, and maintaining a clean, organized unit environment.

Responsibilities include hourly rounding, answering calls, helping with beds, baths, feeding, vitals, mobility, and transportation of patients.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a Nurse Aide training program, OR 6 months experience as Nursing Assistant in a Healthcare facility, OR completion of fundamentals of nursing if enrolled in a Nursing program.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), or Canadian equivalent, is required before start date and valid at least 60 days beyond start date.

Responsibilities

• Performs purposeful hourly rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs, and Possessions.
• Promptly answers telephone/call lights in a polite manner and relaying pertinent information to the appropriate staff.
• Assists nursing staff with patient care by making patient beds, giving baths, passing waters, feeding patients, providing oral care, accurate Intake & Output, assisting with mobilization/ambulation, daily weights, performing bedside glucose testing and obtaining vital signs and any other duties assigned by the RN.
• Greets patient/family upon arrival to the nursing unit and assists in the transportation of patients to and from other units and test areas.
• Ensures all rooms and work areas are clean and tidy (e.g. patient rooms, clean utility, and soiled utility), IV poles, suction machines, commodes, and other equipment are cleaned and properly stored

Education

Nurse Aide training program

6 months experience as Nursing Assistant in a Healthcare facility

Fundamentals of nursing (if enrolled in a Nursing program)

BLS certification from accepted organizations

Job description

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support the unit by handling receptionist and secretarial duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role includes assisting nursing staff with patient care to ensure patient safety, dignity, and privacy, and maintaining a clean, organized unit environment.

Responsibilities include hourly rounding, answering calls, helping with beds, baths, feeding, vitals, mobility, and transportation of patients.