Unit Assistant - 8E General Surgery
McLaren Health CareAbout the role
Description
Department: 8E General Surgery
Daily Work Times: 7p-7:30a
Shift: Nights
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 72
Benefits:
• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
Position Summary:
Under the direct supervision of a Nurse, contributes to the delivery of patient-centered care through: Performance of selected day-to-day patient care activities. Maintenance of an environment that is functionally and aesthetically conducive to patient well-being. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies. Interacts with patients considering their developmental, age-specific, and cultural spiritual preferences.
Responsibilities:
- Performs specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN in effort to identify/attain treatment goals.
- Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.
- Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, showering, feeding, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
- Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.
- Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.
- Transcribes physician orders and notifies appropriate parties of orders and consultations.
- Schedules procedures with other departments.
- Performs other related job duties as requested.
Qualifications
Required:• 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. • Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include: o acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or o long term care nursing assistant course or o completion of an emergency medical technician program or o completion of medical assistant program or o completion of a clinical rotation while participating in accredited nursing program. • Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met. • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).
Preferred:
• Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience. • Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience. Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.
Primary Location
: Michigan-LansingOther Locations
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