Nurse Assistant - 4th Floor PCU - Full-Time - Midnights

About the role

As a Nurse Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring patient comfort, safety, and well-being. Working under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), you will assist with essential patient care tasks and actively contribute to a positive patient experience.

What You’ll Do

• Perform routine tasks such as measuring and recording vital signs, collecting and labeling specimens including blood draws, and performing venipuncture and chemsticks.
• Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges as directed by the RN.
• Provide compassionate, hands-on personal care, including bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting, mobility, and comfort.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members to support seamless care delivery.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized patient environment.

About Our Unit

Our 38-bed unit provides compassionate, patient-centered care with a strong focus on rehabilitation and recovery after significant illness, injury, or surgery. While we primarily serve a geriatric population, we also care for patients as young as 14, with no upper age limit. Our patients face a variety of medical conditions, including stroke (CVA), traumatic brain injury (TBI), hip fractures, craniotomy, cancer, multiple sclerosis (MS), and amputations.

Education/Experience Required

• Completion of a Nurse Assistant program (titles may vary: Patient Care Technician (PCT), Patient Assistant Technician (PAT)).
• Enrollment in a nursing program with completed Fundamentals of Nursing.
• Foreign trained and licensed RN who has relocated to the United States and does not hold a Michigan RN license.
• Medical Assistant program (with or without experience).
• At least one (1) year of experience in a Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Tech, or Patient Assistant Tech, or similar job role.
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) preferred.

Certifications/Licensures Required

• Complete BLS Heart Saver Certification during orientation.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Prolonged standing, walking, and lifting of patients, supplies, and equipment.
• Works in patient care area environments, which may include exposure to communicable diseases, unpleasant odors, acute patient conditions, potential exposure to infection, and hazardous gases.

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.