Nursing Assistant - L11 Pediatric Cancer Center 100% (40 hours per week) at University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa

Job Description:

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager.



Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Clean equipment, patient bedside area and nursing unit
• Set up rooms for patient admission
• Stock and supply patient rooms and Nursing unit
• Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming and oral care for patients
• Assist patients with bedpans, urinals and perineal cleansing
• Turn, position and ambulate patients
• Take temperature, pulse and blood pressure
• Enter daily patient record charting in computer
• Perform simple diagnostic/therapeutic procedures (i.e., dressing changes)
• Transport patients by bed, cart or wheelchair
• Transport equipment, specimens and supplies
• Perform basic CPR as required
• Maintain patient confidentiality

Percent of Time: 100%


Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday- Friday, 0630-1530



Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH)


Rotations: Holidays per unit guidelines



Merit Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/merit-pay-plan



Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Minimum
Eligibility
Qualifications:



Ability to read, write and follow instructions


Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Nursing Recruitment at 319-356-2285.


Please upload a resume with your submission


Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Please upload a resume as part of your application.


References:

• Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Nursing Assistant
• Appointment Type: Merit
• Schedule: Full-time

Compensation

• Pay Level: 4

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Megan Garton
• Contact Email: megan-garton@uiowa.edu

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