Job Requirements
Job Requirements Job Requirements
- The University of Maryland Medical System is a 14-hospital system with academic, community and specialty medical services reaching every part of Maryland and beyond.
- UMMS is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, Neurocare, cardiac care, women’s and children’s health and physical rehabilitation.
- UMMS is the fourth largest private employer in the Baltimore metropolitan area and one of the top 20 employers in the state of Maryland.
- No organization will give you the clinical variety, the support, or the opportunities for professional growth that you’ll enjoy as a member of our team.
- Nationally Recognized for Expertise in Orthopedics UM St.
- Joseph has proudly been rated “High Performing” in Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement and Spinal Fusion by U.S.
- News & World Report for several consecutive years.
- Additionally, UM St.
- Joseph has been recognized as a #1 in the State for Orthopedic Surgery in 2025.
- Spine surgery excellence award in 2025
- Under the direction of professional nursing staff, provides direct patient care.
- Takes vital signs, checks surgical dressings, aids patient’s with activities of daily living.
- This role performs blood draws and collects specimen samples.
- Observes and collects data and communicates about the patient’s status in order to identify needs and provides needed care.
- Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care services team.
Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
- The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this classification.
- They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
- Performs testing and manages the care of the patient based on results achieved and clinical findings.
- Records patient care along the continuum, including activities of daily living (ADLs): feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and transferring.
- Completes, documents and reports patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation and reported pain level).
- Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
- Participates in cost effective strategies to optimize patient outcomes.
- Promotes patient safety including fall prevention.
- Ensures the safety of the clinical environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members.
- Maintains order and appearance of patient rooms and work area.
- Maintains patient care supplies and linen.
- Provides post-mortem care.
- Collaborates with members of the health care team to carry out the plan of care, including reporting observed changes in patients’ condition.
- Ensure patient comfort relative to their pain status.
- Measures and documents dietary intake and patient urinary and stool output.
- Documents calorie count.
- Measures and documents patient weight.
- Conducts indwelling urinary catheter care.
- Applies, maintains and removes external urinary catheter devices.
- Conducts blood glucose monitoring.
- Provides wound care to promote healing and maintain structural integrity of the skin.
- Performs skin care and hygiene and reports impaired skin integrity and/or wound impairment.
- Assists with appropriate strategies and/or treatment measures to provide wound care.
- Assists with collection of patient specimens for laboratory testing.
- Incorporates proper techniques for patient identification, method for collection of appropriate specimen(s) and documentation.
- Provides orthopedic/rehab device care: e.g. braces, splints, CPM.
- Dons/doffs compression wraps/stockings.
- Participates in hourly patient rounding in collaboration with the health care team.
- Responds to patient triggered alarms, including call light, chair alarm, bed alarm, tele-sitter alarm, etc.
- Complies with the The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals within scope of practice.
- Detects, reports, and acts to avoid or correct safety risks.
- Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
- Provides professional vigilance to assigned patients, including when assigned as a patient safety companion.
- Incorporates safe lifting techniques and body mechanics in daily practice.
- Improves patient flow and prevents care delays.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Work Experience Education & Experience High school diploma or equivalent required. Current Maryland state certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) required. No previous experience required; previous direct patient care experience in a health care facility preferred. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Benefits: Compensation:
Pay Range
- $17.17 - $24.76
- Other
- Compensation (if applicable): Shif Differential Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide
