ELITE Scholar

About the role

Performs vital signs and tasks, documents. Reports pertinent data, changes inpatient conditions, and abnormal findings to the licensed nurse in a timely manner.

Performs bedside shift report and/or handoff communication.

Assists with quality improvement activities.

Performs patient safety observation duties such as ongoing monitoring and records behaviors of at-risk patients.

Assists patients with activities of daily living including personal hygiene care, oral care, toileting, ambulation, and eating.

Assists patients with mobility using appropriate safety measures. Transfer, position, turn, and lift patients using proper techniques, body mechanics, and equipment.

Aids in the admission and transfer process by preparing patient rooms, gathering patient belongings, and orienting patients and families to new environments.

Maintains patient environment, equipment, and supplies in a clean and orderly condition.

Aids in clerical work including answering phones and call bells, entering data, and maintaining medical records.

Performs inventory checks, per shift and restocks or communicates the need to reorder as indicated within scope.

Performs duties as outlined in the scope of Nurse Aide I (per applicable state Board of Nursing Nurse Aide I Tasks List).

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stretching, stooping, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.

Must speak and understand English in good understandable terms. Must have manual and finger dexterity.

Education, Experience and Certifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Currently in good standing in a Registered Nurse academic program. Minimum completion of first semester of Registered Nurse academic program preferred.
• Current listing with the applicable state Department of Health and Human Services Nurse Aide I Registry prior to start date required.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Provider card required.

Patient Population Served

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.

Protected Health Information

Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job. Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes. Access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization.

Computers, Tools, and Equipment

Includes blood pressure manometer, stethoscope, thermometer, personal protective equipment, wheelchairs, stretchers, utility carts, and related clinical equipment.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.