Student Nurse Scholar - Days Weekend PT

Advocate Health • Monroe, NC

3d • $20 - $30

About The Position

The Student Nurse Scholar provides support to patients and residents in the Nursing: IU Medical Unit. The role includes assisting with daily living and personal hygiene, measuring vital signs and height and weight, helping with feeding and ambulation, maintaining clean and orderly rooms, and observing and reporting changes in patient condition. The position also supports patient and family orientation, clerical tasks, inventory, and Nurse Aide I duties. With appropriate training, the role may perform technical tasks such as 12-lead electrocardiograms and routine venipuncture.

This is a part-time position with 24 hours per week on a weekend day CNA schedule. Physical abilities testing is required. The role requires knowledge and skills appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served, and access to protected health information is limited to what is reasonably necessary for work purposes.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required for new hires on or after 7/22/2018.
• Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I.
• BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
• Ability to speak and understand English in understandable terms.
• Manual and finger dexterity.
• Ability to lift and support 35 pounds when handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
• Physical abilities testing is required.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and residents with activities of daily living.
• Assist patients and residents with personal hygiene.
• Take vital signs and measure height and weight.
• Feed and ambulate patients and residents according to specific procedures.
• Maintain patient and resident rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
• Observe and report changes in patient and resident conditions.
• Orient patients and families to the unit and instruct patients on safety measures.
• Assist with clerical work, including answering phones, entering data, and maintaining medical records.
• Maintain stock supply items in inventory management.
• Perform duties outlined in the applicable state Board of Nursing Nurse Aide I Tasks List.
• With appropriate training, perform technical tasks such as administering a 12-lead electrocardiogram test and routine venipuncture.
• Limit access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary for the job and share it only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, with potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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