NURSING ASSISTANT - 5 TELEMETRY

Full-time position, 40 hours per week, benefit-eligible with day/evening rotation. Shifts include 6:00 AM–6:30 PM, 6:00 AM–2:30 PM, and 2:00 PM–10:30 PM.

About the role

Provides assistance to the nursing staff on 5 Main, a Medical/Surgical/Cardiovascular Telemetry Unit delivering acute nursing care. Duties are assigned by the Director/Clinical Supervisor or designee and focus on non-licensed nursing support, maintaining safe and efficient unit operations, and supporting patient-care programs with excellent customer service and communication. Permitted to change patients from portable oxygen to wall oxygen.

Responsibilities

• Assist nursing staff with assigned duties that do not require professional licensure.
• Maintain safe and efficient unit operations.
• Support patient care programs.
• Utilize excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Safely access, transport, and handle single-dose medications, including prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Safely access, transport, and handle sharps such as needles, suture kits, lancets, and syringes.
• Adhere to Comprehensive Crisis Management policies.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (minimum).
• Current enrollment or completion of a Nursing Assistant training program (preferred).
• Healthcare Provider CPR certification.
• Clinical experience through a nurse aide program, recent related experience, or related educational background (preferred).

Physical Requirements

The following frequency definitions apply:

• Occasional: 0–1/3 of day, 0–2.5 hrs/day, 1–4 reps/hr
• Frequent: 1/3–2/3 of day, 2.5–5.5 hrs/day, 5–24 reps/hr
• Constant: > 2/3 of day, > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr

Non-Material Handling

• Standing* – Remaining on one's feet in an upright, stationary position: FREQUENT
• Walking* – Remaining upright and moving about: CONSTANT
• Sitting* – Body remains in a seated position: OCCASIONAL
• Stooping* – Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist: FREQUENT
• Bending* – Flexing the upper body forward: FREQUENT
• Twisting* – Rotating the upper body forward: FREQUENT
• Climbing** – Moving the body on equipment or structures (excluding stairs/ladder): OCCASIONAL
• Ladders* – Ascending and descending ladders: N/A
• Stairs* – Ascending and descending stairs: OCCASIONAL
• Kneeling* – Moving the body downward to rest on both hands and knees: OCCASIONAL
• Squatting* – Moving the body downward by bending both knees: OCCASIONAL
• Crouching* – Bending the body forward and downward by bending the spine and legs: OCCASIONAL
• Crawling* – Moving forward or backward on hands and knees: OCCASIONAL
• Reaching Horizontal* – Extending arms and hands outward under shoulder height: OCCASIONAL
• Reaching Overhead* – Extending arms and hands up and out over shoulder height: FREQUENT
• Grasping* – Functional gripping of the hand to handle objects: FREQUENT
• Finger Manipulation* – Manipulating objects with fingers: CONSTANT
• Seeing* – Using visual feedback to accomplish tasks: CONSTANT
• Hearing* – Using sound feedback to accomplish tasks: CONSTANT
• Repetitive Upper Extremity Use* – Using arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the time: CONSTANT
• Repetitive Lower Extremity Use* – Using legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the time: N/A

Material Handling

• Pushing* – Exerting force to move an object away from the body (20–50 lbs): FREQUENT
• Pulling* – Exerting force to move an object toward the body (20–50 lbs): FREQUENT
• Lifting* – Floor to waist (20–50 lbs): OCCASIONAL
• Lifting* – Waist to shoulder (up to 20 lbs): FREQUENT
• Lifting* – Shoulder to overhead (up to 20 lbs): FREQUENT
• Carrying* – Transporting objects using arms or hands (> 10 feet, up to 20 lbs): FREQUENT

Environmental Factors

• Working alone: N/A
• Working in cramped quarters: OCCASIONAL
• Constant interruptions*: FREQUENT
• Working with hands in water*: FREQUENT
• Use of power tools: N/A
• Working on ladders/scaffolding: N/A
• Exposure to vibration: N/A
• Exposure to dust: N/A
• Exposure to noise (constant): OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc.)*: OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to temperature changes requiring special clothing: N/A
• Exposure to slippery walking surfaces*: OCCASIONAL
• Exposure to solvents, grease, oils: N/A
• Exposure to radiant energy (e.g., computer terminal for > 4 hours/shift): N/A
• Working with bloodborne pathogens*: OCCASIONAL

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements

• Sedentary to Light* (0–3.5): Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work: FREQUENT
• Medium (3.6–6.3): Housework (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying buckets/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs): N/A
• Heavy to Very Heavy (> 6.4): Calisthenics (push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, firefighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood: N/A