Nurse Aide/Healthcare Tech - Med Surg
About The Position
The Nurse Aide/Healthcare Tech supports patients on the Medical/Surgical unit by assisting with activities of daily living, personal hygiene, feeding, and ambulation. The role takes vital signs and height and weight measurements, keeps patient rooms clean and orderly, observes and reports changes in patient condition, and orients patients and families to the unit and safety measures. The position also performs clerical and inventory tasks and carries out duties within the applicable Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II scope of practice. With appropriate training, the role may perform technical tasks such as 12-lead electrocardiograms and routine venipuncture. This is a full-time night-shift position, working three 12-hour shifts per week for 36 hours. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, current Nurse Aide I registry listing or applicable Nurse Aide II listing, and BLS certification per policy guidelines. Physical abilities testing is required. The role serves patients across age, cultural, and developmental stages and must follow limits on access to protected health information, sharing it only as reasonably necessary for work purposes. The listed pay range is $19.80–$29.70. Advocate Health describes a comprehensive rewards offering that may include paid time off; medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts; adoption assistance and paid parental leave; employer-matched defined contribution retirement plans; financial wellness programs; and educational assistance. Eligibility may depend on FTE or employment status.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I or with the applicable state Board of Nursing as a Nurse Aide II.
- BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
- Physical abilities testing required.
- Ability to speak and understand English in understandable terms.
- Manual and finger dexterity.
- Ability to lift and support 35 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
Responsibilities
- Support patients with activities of daily living.
- Assist patients with personal hygiene.
- Take vital signs and measure height and weight.
- Feed and ambulate patients according to specific procedures.
- Maintain patient rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
- Observe and report changes in patient conditions.
- Orient patients and families to the unit and instruct patients on safety measures.
- Perform clerical tasks, including answering phones, entering data, and maintaining medical records.
- Maintain stock supply items in inventory management.
- Perform duties within the applicable Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II task scope.
- With appropriate training, perform technical tasks such as administering a 12-lead electrocardiogram and routine venipuncture.
- Limit access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary for the job and share it only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match.
- Financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Potential premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
