Nursing Assistant Unit Clerk - Neurology - Med Surg - Springfield Regional Medical Center

Mercy Health BSMH•Springfield, OH

About The Position

Mercy Health seeks a Nursing Assistant Unit Clerk to provide direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or designated health care professional, in accordance with applicable regulations and organizational policies and procedures. The role combines basic patient care with unit clerical duties and supports patient well-being through compassionate, safe, and timely care. The associate serves patients from neonates through geriatrics and must provide care appropriate to each patient's age and needs. This is a full-time position with 36 scheduled weekly hours, working 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The schedule includes every third weekend and one summer and one winter holiday. The role may involve high-stress periods, fluctuating workloads, interruptions, bright lights, high noise, limited hazardous substances or body fluids, and exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials. Travel by car to off-site locations may be required occasionally, including in adverse weather. Universal precautions and personal protective equipment are required.

Requirements

Nursing student with first clinical rotation complete, or state testing complete.
Successful completion of a PCT Training Program within six months of the start date.
Ability to clearly communicate with other members of the healthcare team.
Ability to understand and follow healthcare-team directions.
Knowledge of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations, including falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, and environment of care.
Knowledge of infection prevention and transmission-based precautions.
Understanding of clerical duties and office-based technology.
Knowledge of team dynamics and patient data collection and documentation.
Knowledge of basic hygiene and activities of daily living care, feeding, hydration, nutrition, bowel and bladder elimination, and ambulation and patient mobility.
Ability to use clinical technology and take accountability for completing assigned tasks.
Compassionate, relationship-based approach to care.
Ability to provide care appropriate to patients across the lifespan, from neonates to older adults.
Required to exercise universal precautions and use personal protective equipment and devices.

Nice To Haves

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
High school diploma or GED.
Recent experience in an acute-care and/or long-term-care facility.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital signs, personal care and hygiene, mobility, and unit-based specialty duties.
Act as a liaison between patients and nurses, reporting changes or concerns to the nurse.
Provide customer service to patients, families, visitors, and employees.
Complete accurate, precise, and timely patient-care documentation when applicable.
Use professional verbal and written communication.
Follow the directions of the healthcare team and escalate concerns through the chain of command.
Apply patient and healthcare safety standards, infection-prevention measures, and transmission-based precautions.
Collect and document patient data, including vital signs, intake and output, and changes in patient condition.
Assist with activities of daily living, feeding, hydration, nutrition, bowel and bladder elimination, ambulation, and mobility.
Use clinical technology and perform clerical duties using office-based technology.
Exercise universal precautions and use personal protective equipment and devices.