Unit Clerk Nurse Aide - 2 N Intensive care Unit

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a Unit Clerk/Nurse Aide for the 2 North Intensive Care Unit. You will perform receptionist and secretarial duties on the unit and support nursing staff by providing patient care to meet safety and comfort needs.

This is a full-time night-shift position with scheduled 72 hours bi-weekly. Responsibilities include hourly rounding, answering calls, assisting with beds, baths, feeding, vital signs, and routine tasks under RN supervision.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Performs purposeful hourly rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs, and Possessions
• Answers telephone/call lights and relays information to staff
• Assists nursing staff with patient care: beds, baths, feeding, vital signs, glucose, mobilization

Skills

BLS Certification

Medical terminology

Keyboard/computer

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Nurse Aide training program

Current Michigan CNA certification

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, 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 centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Department:2 N Intensive care Unit
Daily Work Times:6:30 am - 7:00 pm
Shift: Nights
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 72

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

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004699
• Daily Work Times: 6:30 am - 7:00 pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.