Unit Assistant - 9E Medical Surgical

McLaren Health Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Nursing Assistant/Unit Clerk to support nursing staff and assist in delivering patient care per care plans and hospital policies. Under RN supervision, you’ll help with routine patient tasks, data collection, and clerical duties on a Medical Surgical unit.

Requirements include a high school diploma, health unit coordinator or related coursework, EMT/MA/Nursing rotation options, and a six-month nursing assistant background if needed. BLS certification is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• completes health unit coordinator coursework or medical terminology and data entry coursework.
• Specialized education options listed: ET programs for nursing assistants, EMT or medical assistant courses, or nursing program rotations.
• If specialized education is not met, at least six months of prior nursing assistant experience is required.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers (or MTN) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine patient/resident care such as call light response, ambulation, transfers and positioning, personal hygiene, and bowel/bladder assistance.
• Collect, record and report patient/resident data; report changes in condition.
• Provide general clerical support on unit (phone, data entry, distributing information).

Skills

Clerical experience

Direct patient care

Computer keyboard skills

Windows applications

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Health unit coordinator course or medical terminology and data entry coursework

Acute care nursing assistant course

Long term care nursing assistant course

Emergency medical technician program

Medical assistant program

Clinical rotation in accredited nursing program

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.

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.

Department

Medical Surgical

Daily Work Times

7AM - 7PM

Shift

Days

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

72

Benefits

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

Schedule

• Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26012270
• Daily Work Times: 7AM - 7PM
• Hours Per Pay Period: 72
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes