Nurse Aide - Acute Care

UR Medicine Thompson Health • Canandaigua, NY

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About The Position

The Nurse Aide supports patient care in an acute care setting by carrying out basic nursing care tasks and supportive duties. As part of the healthcare team, the role helps maintain a safe, effective, and therapeutic environment on the Nursing Unit, including keeping the unit and treatment areas orderly and helping ensure unit tasks are completed for the shift. The position also supports readiness for the next surgical schedule by organizing equipment, keeping the kitchen tidy, and checking supplies.

The role may include assigned secretarial duties such as registration, answering phones, notifying patients of their arrival time on the day of surgery, maintaining and assembling charts, and filing, sorting, and distributing information and chart data.

This is a full-time position scheduled for 36 hours per week: two eight-hour shifts and two ten-hour shifts. Weekends and holidays are not required. Pay is $19.94–$25.00 per hour, based on experience.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• BLS certification.
• Nurse Aide Certificate or current bedside-care experience in a long-term or acute health facility.
• Good communication skills.
• Customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist licensed nurses with basic nursing care tasks and supportive duties in the acute care setting.
• Help ensure unit tasks are completed to maintain a safe, effective, and therapeutic environment.
• Maintain orderliness in the unit, utility room, and treatment areas.
• Return cribs, stretchers, wheelchairs, and other equipment to their proper storage areas.
• Prepare the unit for the next surgical schedule, including maintaining kitchen tidiness and supplies.
• Complete assigned work and show initiative in ensuring unit tasks are completed during the shift.
• May perform assigned secretarial duties, including registration, answering phones, and notifying patients of their arrival time on the day of surgery.
• May assemble and maintain charts to ensure medical records are in appropriate order.
• May file, sort, and distribute information and chart data.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 per year.
• Contribution and match on Retirement Plan.
• Four weeks of paid time off.
• Free parking.
• Access to Success coaches.
• Employee wellness offerings, including biometric screenings, wellness programs, an onsite gym, a Zen Room, and a Community Shared Agriculture program.
• Staff recognition platforms, including Shining Stars and the CARESCount website.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED