Telemetry Nursing Assistant - Full-Time, Cross-Trained

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine in the Telemetry Unit is seeking a Full-Time Nursing Assistant to support patient care from 7:00am to 7:30pm on a 3/12 hr shift with every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation.

Responsibilities include providing age-appropriate care, assisting with hygiene, meals, vital signs, and charting, and collaborating with the RN and care team. Required: Basic Life Support; CNA preferred; HS Diploma/GED in hand; 0–1 year hospital experience or student clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.
• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• 0-1 years Training and/or experience at an acute care facility or student nurse with hospital based clinical experience
• 0-1 years Previous secretarial skills or healthcare experience

Responsibilities

• Interacts with the patient in a manner that preserves patient dignity, privacy, and meets psychosocial needs of the patient.
• Bathes patients and provides assistance with hygiene.
• Changes bed linens for occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Assists patients with meals, feeds patients as needed.
• Obtains vital signs and weights, and records.
• Welcome and greet patients and visitors to the unit. Demonstrates pleasant, professional communication skills when speaking with patients, visitors, nursing staff, physicians, volunteers and personnel from other departments.
• Communicates patient and unit information to the RN and interdisciplinary care team in a timely manner. Seeks help from RN when needed.
• Documents patient care in an accurate, professional and timely manner according to policy and procedure.
• Uses equipment appropriately, follows Department policies for equipment and supply use, cleaning and maintenance. Performs assigned duties to maintain unit in a state of survey readiness and maintain quality initiatives.
• Chart Management - ensures all chart forms are properly labeled.
• Performs procedures within the scope of the Policy and Procedure Manual.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Documentation

Education

HS Diploma/GED

Equivalent Experience

Job description

Penn Medicine in the Telemetry Unit is seeking a Full-Time Nursing Assistant to support patient care from 7:00am to 7:30pm on a 3/12 hr shift with every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation.

Responsibilities include providing age-appropriate care, assisting with hygiene, meals, vital signs, and charting, and collaborating with the RN and care team. Required: Basic Life Support; CNA preferred; HS Diploma/GED in hand; 0–1 year hospital experience or student clinical experience.