Nursing Care Assistant, CDU Full Time
About The Position
This position performs assigned tasks to aid in the provision of patient care and the daily operation of the Nursing Unit in accordance with established nursing policies and procedures. Provides patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The role is based in the CDU at Uniontown Hospital and is scheduled for 36 hours per week. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent (GED). Preferred qualifications include Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification and one year of recent clinical experience providing direct patient care, or completion of or current enrollment in a health-related program that provides the ability to perform Nursing Care Assistant skills such as vital signs, intake and output, feeding, and bathing. The position involves frequent walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and twisting, and the ability to lift and/or carry up to or over 50 pounds. The work environment includes exposure to bloodborne pathogens, latex, and radiation.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
- Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously.
- Efficiency in processing verbal information, whether written or spoken.
- Some independent thought, planning, or origination of options and solutions is necessary.
- Ability to apply reasoning and problem-solving principles to practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables where only limited standardization exists.
- Frequent walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and twisting.
- Ability to lift and/or carry up to or over 50 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification.
- One year of recent clinical-setting experience providing direct patient care, or completion of or current enrollment in a health-related program that provides the ability to perform Nursing Care Assistant skills such as vital signs, intake and output, feeding, and bathing.
Responsibilities
- Provides and assists with patient care, including basic hygiene, comfort, support and safety measures, nutrition and elimination needs, simple treatments and procedures, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring, and mobility, using appropriate tools and body mechanics for the ages of patients served.
- Receives and communicates patient information accurately and recognizes when to call or report information to the nurse.
- Orients patients and significant others to the unit and patient room upon admission and on an ongoing basis.
- Answers call lights and performs timely, appropriate purposeful rounding to ensure patient and family needs are met.
- Documents assigned tasks according to unit policies and procedures.
- Cleans patient equipment according to policy, tags defective equipment, and notifies the appropriate department for repair.
- Performs efficiently in emergency situations, including Code 68 and Code Yellow.
- Prepares and/or transports patients and performs department courier duties, including interunit transfers.
- Restocks and maintains adequate patient-care supplies, such as isolation supplies and linen, according to unit needs.
- Monitors and records temperature logs according to unit requirements.
- Maintains a neat and orderly nursing unit, hallway, and utility room.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
