Care Partner - Innovation Unit (Full-Time

Join Our Compassionate Nursing Team! As a nursing assistant in our busy hospital, you'll provide essential support to patients & staff, collaborate with a dedicated team, & thrive in a caring, fast-paced environment! This is a great role if you 're looking to explore the healthcare field with an origination where you can grow in your career! With self-scheduling & many departments to explore, this could be a great fit for anyone! We train you on everything you need to know from day 1 -- all while getting paid! If you're passionate about patient care and eager

Responsibilities:

• Accountable and responsible for the provision of patient care and comfort under the direct supervision of a registered nurse according to established standards, policies, and procedures of UPMC Washington.
• Accurately reports information to the registered nurse.
• Completes all technical skills and patient care procedures as delegated according to established UPMC Washington Core Care Partner 2 Skills & Responsibilities.
• Is competent in considering patient population specific age, developmental stages, and unique needs of assigned population.
• Adheres to all guidelines dealing with the electronic records, charts, completed documents, reports, and other documents associated with established organizational policies to ensure patient/family privacy and security.
• Demonstrates the ability to achieve desired work effectively, efficiently, and without wasted time or resources.
• Collaborates with the patient/family to modify care/services and establish effective partnerships as needed.
• Provides defect-free and respectful care/service to patients, families, and internal and external customers to achieve service excellence while adhering to established UPMC Washington programs.

Schedule: Rotating days, weekends, and holidays. Rotating 12-hour shifts: 6:30AM-7PM and 6:30PM-7AM. May be subject to work other shifts/days based on hospital needs.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

• Certified Nursing Assistant or completion of a nursing assistant/nursing program, or two (2 years recent experience as a nursing assistant preferred.

• One (1 three (3 years in a clerical position in healthcare - including physician office or insurance billing - with exposure to patient records, diagnoses, or dictation preferred.

• Ability to perform tasks on attached Care Partner Core Skills Checklist or achieves satisfactory skill performance within 90 days of employment.

• Requires interaction with electronic medical records and communication systems.

• Involves understanding written and oral instructions, reading, and understanding written material (e.g., medical records, and basic math skills.

• Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• BLS required within 30 days of hire/transfer.

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

• UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran