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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

645am- 315pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

24

Cost Center:

25080 - 2340 Emergency Room

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) and in keeping with unit specific standards, provides patient care to meet the personal needs and comfort of patients; and assists members of the health care team.

II.    Major Responsibilities: 

1.    Provides clear, timely communication to the RN regarding observations and changes seen in patient/s. Examples, but not limited to changes in skin condition, vital signs, and/or mental status.
2.    Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe environment. Works to utilize interventions to de-escalate patients and if unsuccessful participates in restraints in accordance with training and education as directed.
3.    Assists patient with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, ambulating, meals and nourishment.  
4.    Assists in moving, lifting, positioning and transporting patients by utilizing proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all work-related activities.
5.    Maintains patient safety by performing patient safety checks, utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed, and following the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.
6.    Takes and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and pulse oxymetry).  Measures and records patients’ height and weight. 
7.    Performs EKG’s, phlebotomy, performs Point of Care (POC) tests and bladder scanning according to hospital standards.  Collects, labels and prepares specimens for transport to lab.  
8.    Performs other selected unit specific procedures such as battery changes for telemetry units, checking status of unit equipment, cleaning equipment between patients and proper storage of supplies.
9.    Assists RN/Licensed Independent Practitioner with treatments and procedures by preparing patient; obtaining and setting up equipment and supplies, such as intravenous and hemodynamic lines, and utilize sterile technique when indicated. Help in positioning the patient and providing the patient with emotional support. Clean up equipment and supplies following the treatment and/or procedure.
10.    Observes, measures, records oral food and fluid intake.  Sets up full strength tube feeding solutions and refills tube feeding bags as directed.  Empties and records output, as approved, from a variety of sources, e.g., Foley catheter, ostomy appliances and drainage systems.  Performs ostomy care on established ostomate patients as directed.    
11.    Assists with patient admissions, transfers and discharge procedures.  Functions as a unit secretary having administrative responsibilities including, but not limited to, maintaining logs, organizing patient care charts for admission/discharge/transfer and maintenance of medical records.  Enters data or retrieves medical information from the electronic medical record systems.
12.    Answers telephone using appropriate telephone etiquette.  Takes and relays messages.  Utilizes intra-department communication systems, such as pagers and intercom.
13.    Replenishes patient and unit supplies and equipment.
14.    Complies with center-wide policies and with nursing department and unit based policies, procedures, and guidelines.
15.    Keeps current with hospital and unit changes by reading communication boards and/or books, bulletin boards, posted notices and reads and responds to UMMHC e