Secretary/Nursing Assistant - NICU - 24 Hours/Week - Weekend Days

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and the people we employ. Our culture, known as The Meaning of Care, emphasizes helping families grow, making difficult diagnoses with compassion, going above and beyond for patient needs, and celebrating victories.

Responsibilities

• Promotes a welcoming environment through customer service.
• Greets and gives directions to patients, family members, visitors, physicians, staff, and other customers.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and neat work environment.
• Communicates feedback from patients and visitors to the appropriate staff.
• Completes age-specific competency assessments.
• Screens visitors according to protocols.
• Performs vital sign monitoring and assists with personal hygiene and daily living needs.
• Supports patient care delivery by providing clerical services.
• Assists with the care of patients by performing delegated activities.
• Documents all data collected in Cerner and/or on worksheets, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
• Ensures patient nutritional status by completing intake/output activities.
• Provides transportation assistance and reports any variations from the patient's plan of care to the professional staff.
• Completes daily room cleaning and maintains patient amenities.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Completion of a state-approved Nurse Assistant course or 6 months of previous Nurse Assistant experience required.
• Previous care-giver experience preferred.
• Previous cleaning, food service, and/or patient-related experience preferred, but not required.
• One to three months on the job experience to learn hospital procedures and work routines preferred.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.

Skills

• Able to understand and carry out instructions.
• Able to follow schedules.
• Able to communicate information.
• Able to read simple and clear instructions.
• Able to complete reports.
• Able to demonstrate critical thinking skills commensurate with job description.
• Able to communicate with physicians, callers, visitors, patients, family, and team members by verbal and written communication.
• Able to prepare reports, perform calculations, keep records, and deal effectively with people.
• Able to type 30 to 40 wpm. with accuracy.
• Able to utilize a variety of computer applications and look at a computer screen 50-80% of the time.
• Able to prioritize decision-making.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking.
• Equipment/Machinery/Tools: Explosives (pressurized gas), Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, protective personal equipment required), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations.
• Physical Hazards: Noise, Temperature, Lighting, Wet Floors, Outdoors, Sharps.

Job Description

Supports patient care delivery by providing clerical services and helps patients by supporting personal hygiene and daily living needs; providing comfort, transportation, and vital sign monitoring.

Benefits

Competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a great work environment where all employees are valued!

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Saturdays and Sundays, 6:45am to 7:15pm