About The Position
UPMC Hamot is hiring a casual Nursing Assistant to support the GI Lab. Candidates currently enrolled in nursing school or with previous direct patient care experience are preferred. Title and rate of pay depend on the candidate’s years of experience. The Nursing Assistant provides direct patient care as directed by an RN, supports patient safety and recovery, helps maintain the department, and assists with supplies, equipment, and unit activities. The role also includes communicating patient-care information to the RN, completing documentation and clerical tasks, responding to emergent situations within the scope of the role, and providing companionship and supervision.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Successful completion of the UPMC nursing assistant training program.
- Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
- CPR based on AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, required within 30 days of hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Act 34 clearance.
- Work permit required if under 18 years of age.
Nice To Haves
- Currently enrolled in nursing school.
- Previous work experience in direct patient care.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care as directed by the RN, including activities of daily living such as bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, and ambulating patients.
- Maintain an environment conducive to patient safety and recovery by completing safety checks, keeping department areas and patient rooms clean and organized, cleaning department-specific equipment, changing bed linens, emptying linen hampers, keeping hallways clear, and returning equipment.
- Acquire and distribute supplies and equipment to facilitate patient care, including messenger functions, ordering and charging or crediting supplies, setting up patient-care equipment within the scope of the role, and stocking patient rooms and unit supply areas.
- Deliver patient nourishments, fill water pitchers, and distribute patient mail.
- Perform nursing assistant core responsibilities, including blood glucose checks, weights, vital signs, intake and output, specimen collection, and Foley care.
- Provide feedback to the RN regarding patient care and report changes in patient status.
- Apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints when permitted by physician or hospital protocol.
- Receive feedback and direction constructively; identify and communicate learning needs; take action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance; request assistance with planning and prioritizing as needed; and participate in self-review as requested by the unit director.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with members of the health care team and establish appropriate communication strategies and professional, respectful interpersonal relationships.
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions.
- Support workplace safety for patients and self, including compliance with safety policies, standard precautions, and procedures for blood-borne pathogen exposure.
- Develop and maintain productive internal and external working relationships by demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
- Suggest and support departmental changes, take responsibility for assignments, approach problems as challenges, and demonstrate awareness of how behavior affects departmental functioning.
- Report equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.
- Contribute to universal unit activities, including responding to call lights and telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.
- Provide diversional activities to reduce or prevent restraint use.
- Document in the medical record according to established procedures and complete departmental clerical functions as needed.
- Strictly adhere to policies and practices related to patient care and hospital information.
- Respond to emergent situations within the scope of the nursing assistant role.
- Provide companionship and supervision.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
