Float Unit

Great River Health•West Burlington, IA

4d•$19 - $21

About The Position

Provides basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse and performs clerical functions and other tasks related to department needs. Provides care to surgical, geriatric, medical/surgical, adult, pediatric, obstetric, telemetry, and psychiatric patient populations. In ICU and CCU, serves as the patient's Personal Care Champion by assisting with activities of daily living. The role includes supporting patient safety and comfort, observing and documenting patient information, assisting with admissions, discharges, and transfers, and maintaining unit supplies and equipment. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a holiday requirement and every-third-weekend requirement for CCU. Basic Dysrhythmia Certification is required within six months of hire.

Requirements

Basic Telemetry course required.
Completion of a C.N.A. course required, or completion within four months of hire; a C.N.A. course is required upon hire for applicants currently in high school.
Certified Nursing Assistant required within 120 days.
Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services required within 120 days.
Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services.
Basic Dysrhythmia Certification required within six months of hire.
MOAB required within 12 months of hire.
For ICU and CCU: NIHSS and eight hours of Primary Stroke Education required within 90 days of hire.
Ability to keyboard accurately and navigate computers.
Knowledge of basic math to calculate intake and output.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize tasks, and complete work with minimal errors or rework.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing; listen to and understand information; and understand work-related written materials.
Ability to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Ability to see details at close range.
Ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Knowledge of customer and personal service principles and procedures for providing care.
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures, systems, records management, and office terminology.
Knowledge of English language structure, vocabulary, spelling, composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences, learning and motivation, and behavioral and affective disorders.
Ability to monitor performance and adjust actions in response to others.

Nice To Haves

Medical Terminology course or completion within one year of hire preferred.
Health care experience within the past five years preferred.
Computer classes or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under the direction of a licensed nurse, including care for restrained patients and safety monitoring as directed.
Perform bedside shift reports at the beginning and end of shifts.
Follow policies and procedures to prevent falls and assist with wound prevention and prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
Use equipment and supplies cost-consciously and follow personal safety practices, including infection-control measures and use of lifts, gait belts, eye shields, and gloves.
Answer patient call lights promptly and address requests or relay them to a coworker.
Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
Maintain clean patient rooms and change linens as appropriate.
Deliver messages, documents, and specimens.
Observe patients, measure and record intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff.
Monitor patients proactively for safety, communicate the need for monitoring devices to the licensed nurse, and consistently use patient safety devices.
Document activities accurately and promptly in the medical record.
Greet visitors and callers, determine their purpose, and direct them to appropriate staff.
Facilitate admissions, discharges, and transfers in collaboration with other staff.
Assemble, clean-sheet, and tear down medical records.
Operate office and unit equipment, including nurse call systems, fax machines, scanners, photocopiers, computer systems, telephone systems, and telemetry equipment.
Enter orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Perform clerical and administrative functions, including ordering and maintaining supply inventory.
Perform quality checks on equipment, such as crash carts and transport monitors.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Register patients accurately and verify patient information.
Track and record unit census.
Assist ICU and CCU patients with activities of daily living as their Personal Care Champion.

Benefits

Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans
Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance
Paid time off (PTO)
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted cafeteria meals
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Service Recognition program
Voluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity plans