Unit Assistant - Medical Surgical (9E LAN)
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Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the Unit Assistant supports nursing staff and assists with patient/resident care according to care plans and hospital policies. The role provides routine care, collects and reports patient data and condition changes, and offers clerical support to the unit. The schedule is full-time, with day shifts from 7 AM to 7 PM and 72 scheduled hours per biweekly pay period.
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Unit Assistant - Medical Surgical (9E LAN)
Michigan, Lansing (https://careers.mclaren.org/jobs/39895/other-jobs-matching/location-only)
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Administrative/Clerical (https://careers.mclaren.org/landingpages/administrativeclerical-opportunities-at-mclaren-12)
McLaren Greater Lansing
26012270 Requisition #
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Department: Medical Surgical
Daily Work Times: 7AM - 7PM
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours:72
Benefits:
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403(b)
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Dental insurance
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Health insurance
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Paid time off
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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:
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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.
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Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.
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Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.
Required:
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High school graduate or equivalent.
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Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
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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 positionsor
o long term care nursing assistant courseor
o completion of an emergency medical technician programor
o completion of medical assistant programor
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:
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Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience.
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Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.
Additional Information
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Schedule: Full-time
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Requisition ID: 26012270
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Daily Work Times: 7AM - 7PM
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Hours Per Pay Period: 72
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On Call: No
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Weekends: Yes
How this job compares
Set against the 3,373 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Michigan median$58–84K/yr34 salary ranges
- US median$24–35/hr1,923 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 203 open Patient Care jobs in Michigan and 3,373 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Corewell Health59 open
- McLaren Health Care (this employer)40 open
- University of Michigan39 open
- Experience
- Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (865 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,007 of the 3,373 open Patient Care jobs (60%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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