HOSP AST Per Diem - Nights - Los Alamitos

University of California, Irvine•Los Alamitos, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org. Position Summary: Work under the direction of a Registered Nurse. This position is responsible for providing direct patient care In a safe and effective manner. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: data collection and care appropriate to the age of the patients served, with appropriate Nursing Assistant interventions. The Nursing Assistant plays a key role in ensuring excellent customer satisfaction to our patients. Working under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, the constant observer maintains constant direct observation and visualization of identified patient(s). The Nursing Assistant provides activities of daily living to patients, and is responsible for providing excellent patient hygiene. Assisting patients with ambulation, toileting needs, and taking vital signs are additional functions of this role. Immediate attention to patient call lights is an expectation as well.

Requirements

Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
One year acute care experience. In lieu of this experience, consideration will be made for staff with strong education and associated experiential background
Current AHA Provider Basic Life Support
Current Nursing Assistant Certificate or Currently Enrolled Nursing Student who has successfully completed first semester of RN Program (ADN or BSN)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
Current enrollment in a BSN program
Medical Terminology
Order Entry

Responsibilities

providing direct patient care In a safe and effective manner
data collection and care appropriate to the age of the patients served, with appropriate Nursing Assistant interventions
ensuring excellent customer satisfaction to our patients
maintains constant direct observation and visualization of identified patient(s)
provides activities of daily living to patients
providing excellent patient hygiene
Assisting patients with ambulation, toileting needs, and taking vital signs
Immediate attention to patient call lights