WVU Medicine
Provides direct patient care and support in the Emergency Department under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs, performing EKGs, registering patients, and maintaining unit supplies.
Requires a high school diploma or GED and at least six months of direct patient care experience. A Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification is preferred.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. High school diploma or equivalent (GED) EXPERIENCE: 1. Six (6) months experience providing direct patient care.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned. 1. Provides and assists with patient care including basic hygiene, comfort, support and safety measures, nutrition and elimination needs, simple treatments and procedures, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring and mobility utilizing proper tools and body mechanics appropriate to the ages of the patients served. 2. Accurately and efficiently registers patients when working in the registration area. 3. Receives and communicates patient information accurately; recognizes when to call or report information to the nurse. 4. Performs EKGs. 5. Answers call lights and performs purposeful rounding ensuring patient/family needs are being met. 6. Documents assigned tasks according to policy and procedures appropriate to the ages of the patients served. 7. Cleans all patient equipment as per policy. Tags defective equipment and notifies appropriate department for repair. 8. Transports patient and performs courier duties for the department. 9. Performs efficiently in emergency situations such as Code 68, Code 99 and Code 44. 10. Restocks and ensures adequate supplies for patient care such as locked carts, linen, instruments, etc., according to unit specific logs. 11. Monitors and records temperature logs according to unit specific checklist. 12. Maintains a neat and orderly nursing unit, hallways and utility rooms 13. Other duties as assigned. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Frequent walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and twisting. 2. Ability to lift and/or carry up to/over 50 pounds. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, latex, and radiation. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 1. Ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. 2. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job. 3. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. 4. Ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Additional
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Non-Exempt) Company: UNTWN Uniontown Hospital Cost Center: 51 UNTWN Nursing Emergency Services Address: 500 W Berkeley Street Uniontown Pennsylvania Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Thank you for your interest in working for WVUM. Please explore our open opportunities in the list below and apply for any positions in which you would like to be considered. You'll be able to keep track of your progress on our site. The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.
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