Unit Assistant - 9 W Secure Unit at McLaren Health Care

Lansing, Michigan, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient care, Nursing support, Clerical support, Data entry, Medical terminology, BLS certification, Call light response, Patient ambulation, Patient positioning, Personal hygiene assistance, Communication, Computer skills

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Department: 9 W Secure Unit Daily Work Times: 7a-7p Shift: Days Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 72 Benefits: • 403(b) • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Paid time off • Vision insurance Position Summary: Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient/resident care following patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 1. Provides routine patient/resident care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc. 2. Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition. 3. Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information. 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.

Responsibilities

The Unit Assistant provides direct support to nursing staff by assisting with patient care, hygiene, and mobility. They also perform clerical duties such as data entry, answering phones, and maintaining unit information.