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