HUC Nursing Assistant
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing
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Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a health care organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
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LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital
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- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.
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Summary
Assists in clerical and system coordination of the nursing units that support the environment and ensures patients and families are treated in a holistic manner with dignity and respect. Coordinates all nursing unit communications and activities; monitors, updates orders, and schedules diagnostic and therapeutic services.
Job Duties
- Measures and documents blood pressures, TPRs (temperature, pulse, respiration), I and O (intake and output), daily weights, and other patient data.
- Reports any treatments, results, observations, and patient complaints to the charge nurse.
- Assists team members and performs routine procedures such as enemas and sitz baths; collects and labels specimens and applies hot/cold packs as needed.
- Receives and contributes pertinent information at shift report, patient status, unit activity and condition, and incomplete work assignments.
- Receives, places, and transfers calls using appropriate scripting and telephone etiquette while respecting patient confidentiality.
- Assists in assembling, thinning, restocking, labeling, obtaining and filing reports, closing, and disassembling.
- Assists RN with daily care of patients including bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, activity orders, and ambulation.
- Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties such as lifting and pushing/pulling while utilizing proper technique and assistive devices.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma/GED
- 1 year of experience in direct patient care experience in acute care, sub-acute, or home care setting.
- Ability to successfully interact with stakeholders (patients, providers, payors, and community) and other customers, families, staff, management, physicians, and the general public.
- Ability to interpret and adhere to union polices and procedures.
- Ability to understand and follow instructions.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet close deadlines.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania within 90 Days
Preferred Qualifications
- Satisfactory completion of an approved nurse's aide course or enrollment in an approved RN or LPN program with completion of nursing fundamentals
Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples:
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