Unit Clerk Nurse Aide - 1 S Ortho Join Express

McLaren Health Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Job summary

The McLaren Health Care system seeks a Unit Clerk Nurse Aide on the 1 S Ortho Join Express unit. The role reports to a Registered Nurse and performs receptionist and secretarial duties while supporting nursing staff with patient care to ensure safety and comfort.

Day-to-day tasks include rounding, answering calls, assisting with activities of daily living, and maintaining patient privacy. Required are a high school diploma or equivalent, a Nurse Aide training or related experience, and BLS.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Nurse Aide training or 6 months experience as Nursing Assistant or fundamentals if enrolled in Nursing program.
• BLS Certification.
• Knowledge of keyboard/computer.
• Medical terminology knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Performs receptionist and secretarial duties on the unit.
• Performs hourly rounding focused on pain, position, personal needs and possessions.
• Answers telephone and call lights promptly and relays information to staff.
• Assists nursing staff with patient care and daily activities and maintains patient privacy and safety.

Skills

Keyboard/computer

Medical terminology

BLS Certification

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Nurse Aide training program

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Unit Clerk Nurse Aide - 1 S Ortho Join Express

Department:1 S Ortho Join Express

Daily Work Times:Variable

Shift: Casual

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 0

Position Summary:

Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, performs the receptionist and secretarial duties on the unit assigned and meets the communication needs of the patient (family, departmental staff and medical staff). Supports the nursing staff by performing specific patient care duties to meet safety and comfort needs of the patient. Assist and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and respects patient’s rights.

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

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Successful completion of a Nurse Aide training program, or 6 months experience as a Nursing Assistant in a Healthcare facility, or completion of fundamentals if enrolled in an Accredited School of Nursing program
• BLS Certification
• Knowledge of keyboard/computer
• Medical terminology knowledge

Preferred:

• Successful completion of a Nurse Aide training program
• Current State of Michigan CNA certification
• Previous work experience or training as a Unit Clerk and Nurse Aide

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 26011391
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.