Unit Assistant Casual - Same Day Surgery

Department: Same Day Surgery

Daily Work Times: Varies

Shift: Varies

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 0

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Position Summary:

Under the direct supervision of a Nurse, contributes to the delivery of patient-centered care through: Performance of selected day-to-day patient care activities. Maintenance of an environment that is functionally and aesthetically conducive to patient well-being. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies. Interacts with patients considering their developmental, age-specific, and cultural spiritual preferences.

Responsibilities:

• Performs specific patient care interventions as delegated by the RN in effort to identify/attain treatment goals.

• Delivers compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families.

• Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, showering, feeding, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.

• Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA.

• Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.

• Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.

• Transcribes physician orders and notifies appropriate parties of orders and consultations.

• Schedules procedures with other departments.

• Performs other related job duties as requested.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
• Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:

o acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or

o long term care nursing assistant course or

o completion of an emergency medical technician program or

o completion of medical assistant program or

o completion of a clinical rotation while participating in accredited nursing program.

• Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met.
• BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).

Preferred:

• Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience.
• Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Per Diem
• Requisition ID: 26011765
• Daily Work Times: Varies
• Hours Per Pay Period: 0.01
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No