NICU Care Assistant - Health Unit Coordinator

St. Joseph Medical Center•Tacoma, WA

1d•$24 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking a NICU Care Assistant - Health Unit Coordinator to join their team. This role is a vital caregiver and central hub, responsible for patient care processes from newborn to geriatric for a designated time frame. The position directly contributes to safe, therapeutic patient care while serving as the primary receptionist and secretary. The ideal candidate will support safe patient care through multidisciplinary processes, coordinate unit activities, and efficiently manage information flow. Strong organizational and communication skills, a proactive approach, and a commitment to safe, therapeutic care are essential.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant program, upon hire
Military medical specialty training, upon hire
Certified Nursing Assistant: WA, upon hire
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Nice To Haves

Six months related work experience
Experience in a hospital setting
Experience in a specialty unit
Experience as both a Certified Nursing Assistant and Unit Coordinator

Responsibilities

Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination.
Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations.
Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within scope of practice.
Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN.
Obtains labels and transports a variety of samples (e.g. urine, stool, sputum specimens and blood products).
Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards.
Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.
Checks, cleans and disinfects mobile non-critical medical equipment (e.g. IV pumps/poles, feeding pumps, cardiac monitoring equipment, cabinets, etc.) in accordance with established standards/procedures and manufacturer’s instructions; assures that disinfectant is applied with sufficient contact time.
Maintains a neat and organized work environment.
Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service.
Verifies, orders and stocks supplies as needed.
Maintains order in the unit on a regular basis.
Cleans and returns charts and clipboards to appropriate places.
Assists in maintaining overall appearance of the unit.
Initiates work orders for repairs and maintenance including appropriate follow up.
Labels and reports defective equipment and safety hazards.
Cleans keyboard(s) according to protocol.
Ensures only current forms are available and stocked and discards previous versions.
Conducts environmental roundings observing for; phone in place, plugs in good condition, equipment available, menu in drawer, all containers dated and labeled, no food or drink in clinical areas etc.
Maintains a safe work and patient environment, adhering to the hospital’s Safety, Risk Management, Regulatory Standards and infection prevention.
Uses hand hygiene in accordance with current protocol and procedures.
Uses two patient identifiers when communicating right patient right procedure/test.
Demonstrates awareness of and incorporates safety standards in accordance with National Patient Safety Goals and regulatory agencies.
Demonstrates awareness of risk sensitive issues and reports to the RN in charge to include - patient/family concerns, physician concerns and quality of care concerns.
Follows standard precautions and transmission-based precautions including personal protective equipment for anticipated contact with blood or other potentially infectious material.
Assists in keeping unit in continuous survey readiness.
Performs efficiently and effectively in emergency situations by completing tasks as directed.
Participates in disaster preparedness and drills as assigned.