Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary - ICU - Day

Job description

Hours: 36 hours/week Shift: 6am-6pm: Every 3rd weekend and rotating holidays General Summary: Acts as a receptionist for visitors and serves as a central contact for telephone calls and a distribution point for paper and electronic communication, laboratory and test results. Interacts daily with visitors, patients, physicians and staff and displays a positive, helpful attitude. Demonstrates ability to accurately transcribe physician orders and creates and maintains the medical record. Schedules patient care services. Is responsible for electronic data entry and retrieval. Is a key member of the care delivery team. Provides clinical support services to patient care staff by performing a variety of duties related to patient care. Takes patient vital signs, assists patients with activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, feeding, toileting, etc.), inventories and replenishes supplies and equipment. May perform special assigned duties such as performing EKGs and Point-of-Care testing. Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions: - Provides general nursing care and personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, dressing, eating, changing bed linens and bed pans and positi...