Psychiatric Nursing Assistant I - Neuropsychiatric Unit (2JPW) - 50%25
About The Position
University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Psychiatric Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses. The role involves establishing therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and the multi-disciplinary team, participating in patient care planning, and documenting patient behavior. Key aspects include maintaining patient safety and security, providing physical care and assistance, supervising patients during activities, and identifying and intervening in potential crisis situations. The assistant will also perform patient personal hygiene tasks, take vital signs, clean equipment and patient areas, set up rooms for admissions, and transport patients, equipment, specimens, and supplies. The position is located on the Neuropsychiatric Unit (2JPW), a 22-bed unit specializing in care for patients with general psychiatric conditions, particularly thought disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar, and other psychoses. It also offers specialized services for patients with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring mental illness presenting challenging behaviors. The role requires working in an environment with conflicting demands, urgent timelines, and managing multiple assignments while maintaining attention to detail and strong communication skills.
Requirements
- Ability to read, write and follow instructions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience defusing volatile situations
- Be a Certified Nursing Assistant
- Have strong written communication skills with experience providing customer service relations
- Previous patient care experience in a Mental Health setting is highly desired.
Responsibilities
- Establish therapeutic relationships with patients, families and multi-disciplinary team.
- Participates in planning patient care appropriate for patient's condition and age.
- Documents patient behavior in a factual, legible manner and identifies material to report to the registered nurse.
- Maintains patients’ safety and security by providing physical care and assistance; follows Standard precaution.
- Provides supervision of patients during activities.
- Identifies potential crisis situations, reports to the registered nurse, and intervenes.
- Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming and oral care for patients.
- Take temperature, pulse and blood pressure.
- Clean equipment, patient bedside area and nursing unit.
- Set up rooms for patient admission.
- Transport patients by bed, cart or wheelchair.
- Transport equipment, specimens and supplies.
- Stock and supply patient rooms and Nursing unit.
- Perform basic CPR as required.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
Benefits
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
