Unit Assistant - 8E General Surgery

Unit Assistant - 8E General Surgery

Michigan, Lansing (https://careers.mclaren.org/jobs/38477/other-jobs-matching/location-only)

Administrative/Clerical

McLaren Greater Lansing

26010749 Requisition #

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Department: General Surgery

Daily Work Times: 7a-7p

Shift: Days

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours:70

Benefits:

• 403(b)

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• 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:

1. 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.

2. Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.

3. Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent.

• Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.

• 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:

• Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience.

• Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time

• Requisition ID: 26010749

• Daily Work Times: 7a-7p

• Hours Per Pay Period: 70

• On Call: No

• Weekends: Yes