Nursing Assistant - 5 Telemetry

Independence Health System Careers • Butler, PA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides assistance to the nursing staff of 5 Main, which is a Medical/ Surgical/Cardiovascular Telemetry Unit that provides acute nursing care duties assigned by the Director/Clinical Supervisor or designee. Duties assigned are related primarily to specific nursing care functions, which do not require professional education or licensure, assisting in maintaining safe and efficient unit operations, providing support for patient care programs, utilizing excellent customer service skills and communication skills. Permitted to change patient from portable O2 to wall O2.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Healthcare Provider CPR
• Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy
• Standing - FREQUENT
• Walking - CONSTANT
• Stooping - FREQUENT
• Bending - FREQUENT
• Twisting - FREQUENT
• Climbing - OCCASIONAL
• Stairs - OCCASIONAL
• Kneeling - OCCASIONAL
• Squatting - OCCASIONAL
• Crouching - OCCASIONAL
• Crawling - OCCASIONAL
• Reaching Horizontal - OCCASIONAL
• Reaching Overhead - FREQUENT
• Grasping - FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation - CONSTANT
• Seeing - CONSTANT
• Hearing - CONSTANT
• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use - CONSTANT
• Pushing - FREQUENT (20# - 50#)
• Pulling - FREQUENT (20# - 50#)
• Lift - Floor to Waist - OCCASIONAL (20# - 50#)
• Lift - Waist to shoulder - FREQUENT (Up to 20#)
• Lift - Shoulder to overhead - FREQUENT (Up to 20#)
• Carrying - FREQUENT (Up to 20#)
• Working in cramped quarters - OCCASIONAL
• Constant interruptions - FREQUENT
• Working with hands in water - FREQUENT
• Exposure to noise (constant) - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - OCCASIONAL
• Working with bloodborne pathogens - OCCASIONAL
• Sedentary to Light - FREQUENT

Nice To Haves

• Current enrollment or completion of Nursing Assistant training program
• Clinical experience obtained through a nurse aide educational program, OR recent experience in a related area, OR related educational background

Responsibilities

• Assisting in maintaining safe and efficient unit operations
• Providing support for patient care programs
• Utilizing excellent customer service skills and communication skills
• Changing patient from portable O2 to wall O2
• Safely access, transport, and handle single dose medications to include prescription and non-prescription medications
• Safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc.

What This Job Offers

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