Nursing Assistant, 4 South Trauma

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Nursing Assistant to join the team on 4 South Trauma!

If you're passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today!

This position is part-time, rotating days and nights. One 8-hour and one 12-hour shift per week. Holiday and weekend coverage required.

Previous patient care experience highly preferred.

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.

Responsibilities :

• Provides direct patient care including bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, and transporting.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and organized environment to support patient recovery. Completes safety checks and cleans equipment, rooms, and common areas.
• Acquires and distributes supplies; performs messenger functions and stocks rooms. Delivers nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes patient mail.
• Performs core nursing assistant tasks : blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collection, Foley care.
• Applies, monitors, and removes restraints per protocol. Reports patient status changes and provides feedback to RN.
• Receives feedback constructively and identifies learning needs. Seeks help with planning and prioritization; participates in self-review.
• Communicates clearly with healthcare team; understands cultural diversity and workplace safety.
• Demonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Suggests and supports departmental improvements; takes ownership of assignments.
• Reports equipment issues and maintains respectful relationships. Responds to call lights, phones, passes meal trays, and transports patients.
• Provides diversional activities to reduce restraint use. Documents care accurately and completes clerical tasks.
• Adheres to safety protocols and hospital policies, including bloodborne pathogen procedures.
• Responds appropriately to emergent situations within scope of role. Provides one-on-one companionship / supervision as needed.
• Performs advanced tasks : telemetry monitor application, HAC prevention, urine specimen collection, restraint management, and intra-hospital transport. Access to medications is limited to distribution to nurses.

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran