Join the UPMC Hamot Team as a Nursing Assistant in the PACU!

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 full-time, Monday - Thursday, 8:30 pm - 7:00 am, with no weekends or holidays.

At least one year of prior patient care experience is required.

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

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care including bathing, feeding, transporting, toileting, and ambulating patients.

• Maintains a safe and organized environment by completing safety checks, cleaning, changing bed linens, and emptying linen hampers.

• Acquires and distributes supplies and equipment, performs messenger functions, orders supplies, and stocks patient rooms.

• Delivers patient nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes patient mail.

• Performs UPMC nursing core responsibilities for nursing assistants, including blood glucose testing, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, and Foley care.

• Provides feedback to the RN regarding patient care and reports changes in patient status.

• May apply, monitor, and remove patient restraints per physician or hospital protocol.

• Constructively receives feedback and direction.

• Identifies and communicates learning needs to the unit director.

• Takes action to improve knowledge, skills, and performance.

• Requests assistance in planning and prioritizing activities as needed.

• Participates in self-review as requested by the unit director.

• Communicates clearly and effectively with all members of the health care team.

• Demonstrates understanding of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions.

• Supports safety in the workplace for both patients and self.

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally, demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment.

• Suggests and supports changes within the department.

• Assumes responsibility for assignments and views problems as challenges.

• Demonstrates awareness of behavior's impact on department efficiency.

• Reports equipment malfunctions to the appropriate department.

• Establishes effective communication strategies and professional, respectful interpersonal relationships.

• Contributes to universal unit activities, including responding to call lights, telephones, passing meal trays, and transporting patients.

• Provides diversional activities to reduce or prevent the use of restraints.

• Documents in the medical record according to established procedures. Completes clerical functions as needed.

• Complies with safety policies and procedures, including standard precautions and blood-borne pathogen exposure protocols.

• Strictly adheres to all policies and practices relative to patient care and hospital information.

• Responds to emergent situations within the scope of the nursing assistant role.

• Provides companionship/supervision one-on-one with patients as required.

• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors. Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant or EIC training program

• Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.

• Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

If you would like to discuss this opportunity and more with a Recruiter for Hamot Nursing and Nursing Support, you can schedule an appointment to meet with us during our virtual office hours! We are available Mondays and Wednesdays 8AM-10AM, 12PM-2PM, 5PM-7PM. We are also available every first Saturday of the month by request, please email morrisonlm2@upmc.edu to request Saturdays.

Please click this link to schedule an appointment: Hamot Recruiter Office Hours Scheduling (https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/hamotrecruiterofficehours@upmc.edu/bookings/)