Pediatric Nursing Assistant - 3 West (Full-Time)

Nemours; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours is seeking a Nursing Assistant for the 3 West unit, a full-time position with 60 hours every two weeks and rotating shifts, including every third holiday and two weekends out of six. The role supports the health care team under RN supervision in a pediatric, 24-bed medical-surgical unit.

The successful candidate will assist with daily activities, patient care tasks, and unit operations, while contributing to safety, documentation, and collaboration with pharmacy and other departments.

Qualifications

• American Heart Association BLS required.
• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum 1 year patient care experience preferred.
• Able to understand laboratory orders, computer information, and some medical terminology.
• Able to obtain specimens, including blood specimens, from a primarily pediatric patient population.

Responsibilities

• Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
• Ensures a clean and safe patient care unit.
• Assists patients with activities of daily life (bath, feed, play, etc.) and provides other patient care as directed.
• Assists other staff in examination or treatment procedures including positioning, holding and comforting patients.
• Transports patients and delivers reports, supplies, etc., to other patient units or Nemours/AIDHC locations as needed.
• Transports medications from Pharmacy or pneumatic tube system to an appropriate licensed personnel in the patient care area for immediate patient use or storage in the Medication Room on the patient care area.
• Promotes patient safety and participates in activities that adhere to patient safety standards and procedures.
• Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed.
• Participates in unit, departmental and hospital education programs.

Skills

BLS certification

Patient care experience

Laboratory orders understanding

Medical terminology

Specimen collection

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Nemours is seeking a Nursing Assistant for the 3 West unit, a full-time position with 60 hours every two weeks and rotating shifts, including every third holiday and two weekends out of six. The role supports the health care team under RN supervision in a pediatric, 24-bed medical-surgical unit.

The successful candidate will assist with daily activities, patient care tasks, and unit operations, while contributing to safety, documentation, and collaboration with pharmacy and other departments.