Environmental Nursing Assistant - Stead Family Children's Hospital NICU L8 - 100% (40 hours/week) - Days

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks that assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. The position is located in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital NICU in Iowa City, Iowa, and is a regular salaried position working 40 hours per week on weekday day shifts.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.
Upload a resume as part of the application.
Self-disclose any conviction history and undergo a criminal background check.
Provide five professional references at a later step in the recruitment process.

Responsibilities

Clean equipment, patient bedside areas, and the nursing unit.
Set up rooms for patient admission.
Stock and supply patient rooms and the nursing unit.
Provide patient personal hygiene, including bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming, and oral care.
Assist patients with bedpans, urinals, and perineal cleansing.
Turn, position, and ambulate patients.
Take patients’ temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
Enter daily patient record charting in a computer.
Perform simple diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, such as dressing changes.
Transport patients by bed, cart, or wheelchair.
Transport equipment, specimens, and supplies.
Perform basic CPR as required.
Maintain patient confidentiality.