Nursing Assistant- 2B, Cardiac Step Down

Nemours Children's Health • Wilmington, DE

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a Nursing Assistant for our Cardiac Stepdown Unit to join our team in Wilmington, DE. This position rotates shifts with every third weekend and holiday rotation.
This position is responsible for: Assisting with general activities of the patient care unit and assisting the health care team with the performance of patient care activities, under the direction and guidance of a Registered Nurse.
Essential Functions:
Ensuring a clean and safe patient care unit, assisting patients with activities of daily life (bath, feed, play, etc.
Collects patient specimens (blood, urine, stool, other per policy), paying close attention to patient safety, comfort, and accuracy of information.
Performing EKGs on the inpatient units at Nemours Children’s Health, DE
Uses Hospital Information Systems as required for patient care (e.g., documenting vital signs and patient care activities).
Accurately relays information from physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel, and others.
Transports patients and delivers reports, supplies, etc., to other patient units or Institute locations as needed.
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year patient care experience required
• Able to read and write accurately.
• Able to understand laboratory orders, computer information, and some medical terminology.
• Comfortable with obtaining specimens, including blood specimens, from a patient population that is primarily pediatric and often ill, handicapped, or restricted in some way.
• Current BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers

Responsibilities

• Ensuring a clean and safe patient care unit
• Assisting patients with activities of daily life (bath, feed, play, etc.
• Collects patient specimens (blood, urine, stool, other per policy), paying close attention to patient safety, comfort, and accuracy of information.
• Performing EKGs on the inpatient units at Nemours Children’s Health, DE
• Uses Hospital Information Systems as required for patient care (e.g., documenting vital signs and patient care activities).
• Accurately relays information from physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel, and others.
• Transports patients and delivers reports, supplies, etc., to other patient units or Institute locations as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed