Nursing Support Assistant, 5SE Hospital Medicine - Hyde Park, Part Time, Day Shift

UChicago Medicine•Chicago, IL

10d•$21 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Support Assistant (CNA) performs supportive work related to patient care and unit operations under the leadership of the Manager and Clinical Supervisor, and under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the assigned area. The role uses interactive processes to provide high-quality, cost-effective care and treatment and to meet the expectations of patients, physicians, families, and significant others. The assistant demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to care for patients according to unit-specific competencies and the ages of patients served. Duties include observing and documenting the activity of assigned patients and supporting the daily functions of the patient care unit and healthcare team. This is a part-time, 0.6 FTE position on the day shift, based onsite in the 5SE Hospital Medicine unit at Hyde Park. Applicants must hold a high school diploma or equivalent and meet the Illinois CNA registry or nursing-student competency requirements. CPR/BLS certification is required. The role involves physical effort, including occasional heavy and awkward lifting over 50 pounds, and requires adequate vision, hearing, touch, attention, and communication skills. As a condition of employment, employees must complete a pre-employment physical, background check, and drug screening, and comply with flu vaccination requirements before hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered as permitted by law. Compensation for employees covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement is negotiated by the medical center and the applicable union. Eligible roles may have access to the benefit options described by UChicago Medicine.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Listed on the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry (HCWR) as an Illinois CNA, or be a nursing student who has passed the written competency exam and is listed on the HCWR.
CPR/BLS certification.
Ability to read and write, perform simple mathematical calculations, follow oral and written instructions, perform a variety of tasks without direct supervision, and carry out duties requiring continuous physical effort.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing.
Ability to work in partnership with management and staff.
Ability to perform occasional heavy and awkward lifting over 50 pounds.
Ability to perform moderate to extreme physical effort, including walking, standing, performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, and/or patients.
Adequate vision, hearing, and sense of touch to perform tasks quickly and accurately, including reading small print, defining details, and sending and receiving clear and accurate oral communication.
Ability to sustain frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care, including taking vital signs and performing enemas and basic tests such as glucoscan, hemacult, and multistix.
Assist patients with assigned activities of daily living using appropriate aseptic, isolation, and infection-control techniques.
Assist patients with personal hygiene, ambulation, nourishment, and fluids.
Complete assigned procedures, including collecting patient specimens and weighing patients.
Assist with patient discharge and transfer preparation.
Maintain the patient environment by making beds, tidying rooms, and preparing rooms for admissions and transfers.
Assist with maintaining supplies, equipment, and the environment.
Communicate and accurately document activities in appropriate records or logs.
Initiate CPR and call a Dr. Cart.
Perform receptionist duties for the assigned area as requested.
Provide constant observation of assigned patients and document their activity.