Unit Assistant - 9E Medical Surgical at McLaren… · Lansing

Department: Medical Surgical Daily Work Times: 7AM - 7PM 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.