Unit Assistant - 8E General Surgery

McLaren Health Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 14,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

403(b)

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a dedicated unit support role to assist nursing staff and help deliver patient care according to care plans and hospital policies.

The role requires high school completion, health unit coordinator training or related coursework, and BLS certification. Night shifts and full-time schedule apply, with opportunities to contribute to both patient care and clerical tasks.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of health unit coordinator course or related coursework in medical terminology and data entry.
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or MTN equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient/resident care such as call light response, ambulating, transferring, positioning, and hygiene assistance.
• Collects, records, and reports patient/resident data and notable changes in condition.
• Provides general clerical support to the unit, including answering phones, data entry, and distributing information.

Skills

Clerical skills

Patient care support

BLS certification

Education

High school diploma

Health unit coordinator course

Tools

Windows

Job description

Position Summary

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient/resident care following patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures.

Benefits

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient/resident care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
• Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.
• Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.

Required

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
• Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:
• acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or
• long term care nursing assistant course or
• completion of an emergency medical technician program or
• completion of medical assistant program or
• completion of a clinical rotation while participating in accredited nursing program.
• Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met.
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).

Preferred

• Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience.
• Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010749
• Shift: Nights
• Daily Work Times: 7a-7p
• Hours Per Pay Period: 70
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes