Patient Care Nurse Assistant - Medical ICU Nights
About the role
For nearly two centuries, the MetroHealth System’s mission has been focused on delivering high-quality patient-centered care to all communities in Northeast Ohio. Today, through our state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, cutting-edge specialty care units, and dedicated caregivers, the system is working at the forefront of medicine to address the overall needs of our patients and eliminate healthcare disparities.
All Acute Care Adult Specialty units offer enhanced technology to assist with nursing care, including patient lifts, hands-free communication, virtual whiteboards, and telemetry monitoring capability!
Responsibilities
- Neurological patient care
- Telemetry monitoring
- Taking vital signs (i.e. temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, weight, and other parameters as instructed)
- Implementing and/or reinforcing fall prevention strategies
Personnel RN will work with LPNs, Registered Nurses, Nurse Interns, Providers, PT/OT, Speech Therapy
Primary Patient Population
- Stroke
- Minor Neurological Disorders
Embedded in Neuro Critical Care Unit
Primary Skills Utilized/learned
- Neurological patient care
- Telemetry monitoring
- Taking vital signs (i.e. temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, weight, and other parameters as instructed)
- Implementing and/or reinforcing fall prevention strategies
Unit Details
- Number of beds on unit: 12 beds (can flex to 15 beds)
Awards or recognitions the unit has received:
- Gold Standard of Care for Stroke Patients
- Stroke Certified
Requirements
- High School Diploma or passage of a high school equivalency exam
- Ability to work in a team environment while demonstrating good judgment, flexibility, initiative, and effectively problem-solving skills
- Current AHA Basic Life Support for the healthcare provider certification or obtained within 90 days of hire
Preferred Qualifications
- Registered in good standing as a State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Nurse Aide Registry (NOTE: Maintaining ODH Registry status as a STNA is optional after employment in this position)
- 1 year of experience as a Patient Care Nurse Assistant in a hospital