Unit Clerk Nurse Aide - 2 W Progressive Care Unit

McLaren Health Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Unit Clerk Nurse Aide for the 2 W Progressive Care Unit in Michigan. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you will perform receptionist and secretarial duties on the unit, and support nursing staff by performing patient care tasks to ensure safety and comfort.

You will help maintain a clean, private, and respectful environment for patients and families. Shift is days, with a full-time schedule and daily hours from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Performs receptionist and secretarial duties on the unit and meets communication needs of patients, family, and staff.
• Supports nursing staff by performing patient care duties to meet safety and comfort needs.
• Maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.

Skills

Keyboard

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Nurse Aide training

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 - 2 W Progressive Care Unit

Department:2 W Progressive Care Unit
Daily Work Times:6:30 am - 7:00 pm
Shift: Days
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
• Assist 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: 26003541
• Daily Work Times: 6:30 am - 7:00 pm
• 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.

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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.