Unit Assistant - 8E General Surgery

McLaren Health Care • Lansing, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the Unit Assistant is responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient/resident care following the patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
• Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met.
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).

Nice To Haves

• Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting.
• Direct patient care experience.
• Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.
• Acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions.
• Long term care nursing assistant course.
• Completion of an emergency medical technician program.
• Completion of a medical assistant program.
• Completion of a clinical rotation while participating in an accredited nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient/resident care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
• Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.
• Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.

Benefits

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

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