Nurse Assistant / Health Unit Coordinator - Acute Care Med Surg

Kettering Health Main Campus • Kettering • Full-Time • 12 Hour Shift Days

About the role

The Health Unit Coordinator/Nursing Assistant (HUC NA) has a dual focus, combining the Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) and Nursing Assistant (NA) roles. They serve as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team, supporting patients with activities of daily living and performing patient care skills as delegated by the licensed nurse within the Ohio Board of Nursing Scope of Practice. The HUC NA collaborates with unit leadership to coordinate day-to-day unit activities, processes patient records, communicates with nursing staff, physicians, and interdepartmental personnel, and serves as a resource for the electronic medical record. The HUC NA maintains and demonstrates knowledge, skill, and ability for delegated tasks, supports department operational needs, and reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team
• Support patients with activities of daily living
• Perform patient care skills as delegated by the licensed nurse within the Ohio Board of Nursing Scope of Practice
• Collaborate with unit leadership to coordinate day-to-day activities of the patient care unit
• Process patient records and maintain ongoing communication with nursing staff, physicians, and interdepartmental personnel
• Serve as a resource for physicians and other healthcare team members for the electronic medical record
• Maintain and demonstrate knowledge, skill, and ability of delegated tasks
• Support department operational needs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• Successful completion of KH Health Coordinator training upon hire into role
• Successful completion of KH Nursing Assistant Orientation upon hire into role
• Certification in CPR/BLS
• One of the following:
  • Six months experience as a nursing assistant in a hospital or long-term care facility
  • Completion of Nursing Assistant course in the last six months
  • Nursing student or listed as pre-nursing as shown on transcripts
  • Current employee with Kettering Health

Preferred

• Reading, writing, and basic math skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Appropriate telephone etiquette
• Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and function in a high-stress environment
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to comprehend and complete delegated tasks

Overview

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. Our mission is to live God’s love by promoting and restoring health. Our commitment to our patients is to help individuals be their best. With that context, safety is our top priority. We provide an integrated system of healthcare experts committed to providing exceptional care.