- Checking blood glucose, weights, and vital signs.
- Monitoring intake and output
- Assisting with mobility
- Assisting with activities of daily living bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, ambulating, foley care
- Completing EKG and bladder scans
- Clerical tasks such as answering the phone and calling in consults.
- Safely transporting patients
- Delivering and retrieving specimens/products from the lab.
- Provides direct patient care under RN direction, including ADLs (bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating)
- Maintains patient safety and recovery environment by completing safety checks, cleaning patient rooms, and organizing equipment.
- Acquires and distributes supplies, performs messenger functions, and stocks patient rooms.
- Delivers patient nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes patient mail.
- Performs UPMC nursing core responsibilities: ADLs, vital signs, point of care testing, telemetry monitor application, restraint placement/removal, etc.
- Provides diversional activities to reduce or prevent restraint use.
- Documents in medical records and completes clerical tasks as needed.
- Follows safety policies and procedures, including blood borne pathogen exposure.
- Responds to emergent situations within nursing assistant scope.
- Provides companionship/supervision as required.
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Identifies learning needs and takes action to improve knowledge and skills.
- Assists in planning and prioritizing activities as needed.
- Reports equipment malfunctions and contributes to department efficiency.
- Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant or EIC training program
- Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.
- Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
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Nursing Assistant, CVICU - Erie, United States - UPMC
Description
UPMC Hamot is recruiting for an experienced, caring, compassionate nursing assistant with a passion for learning and teamwork to join our team in the CVICU.
This position is full-time with 50/50 day and night shifts. 4 holiday shifts each year and 48 hours of weekend time in every 6-week period required.The UPMC Hamot CVICU is a 16-bed unit on the second floor of the new patient care tower. Our unit specializes in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery; cardiogenic shock; cardiac arrest and stroke patients.
The exceptional care provided in this unit contributes to UPMC Hamot's certification as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center.
CVICU also holds the distinction as a Gold Level Beacon Award of Excellence recipient, representing not only excellence in patient care but also an incredible work environment.
As a nursing assistant or patient care technician you will work as a team with nurses, providers, and ancillary staff to provide direct and indirect care for critically ill patients.
_Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education.
Responsibilities:
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran