Nursing Assistant - NICU (6JPP) - 80% - Monday-Friday, Evenings

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks that assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager. The position is located on 6 JPP in Iowa City, Iowa, and is scheduled for 80% time (32 hours per week): four eight-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, with exact days flexible, from 1500 to 2330. There is no holiday or weekend rotation.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

Clean equipment, patient bedside areas, and the nursing unit.
Set up rooms for patient admission.
Stock and supply patient rooms and the nursing unit.
Provide patient personal hygiene, including bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming, and oral care.
Assist patients with bedpans, urinals, and perineal cleansing.
Turn, position, and ambulate patients.
Take temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
Enter daily patient record charting in a computer.
Perform simple diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, such as dressing changes.
Transport patients by bed, cart, or wheelchair.
Transport equipment, specimens, and supplies.
Perform basic CPR as required.
Maintain patient confidentiality.