Nursing Assistant Unit Clerk – Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stepdown – Springfield Regional Medical Center

Essential Functions

• Provides basic patient care to include, but not limited to, care and comfort, record vital signs, personal care and hygiene, and mobility, including unit-based specialty duties.
• Acts as liaison between patient and nurse to report changes or concerns to nurse.
• Provides high level customer service to all patients, patient's family, visitors, and all employees.
• Provides accurate, precise, timely documentation when applicable for patient care.
• Uses professional, verbal, and written communication skills at all times.

Education

• High School/GED (preferred)

Licensing & Certifications

• BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (preferred)
• Nursing Student with First Clinical Rotation complete OR state testing complete (required)
• Successful Completion of PCT Training Program within 6 months of start date

Experience

• Preference for recent experience in acute care and/or long-term care facility

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to clearly communicate to other members of the healthcare team
• Understanding of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations (i.e. falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, environment of care)
• Infection prevention and transmission based precautions
• Knowledge of clerical duties and office based technology
• Team dynamics
• Patient data collection and documentation (i.e. vital signs, intake/output, change in patient condition)
• Basic hygiene and activities of daily living care
• Feeding, hydration, and nutrition
• Bowel and bladder elimination
• Ambulation and patient mobility
• Use of clinical technology
• Compassionate, relationship based approach in care activities
• Accountability for completion of assigned tasks
• Escalation of concerns via chain of command

Training

• None

Benefits

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support