Psychiatric Nursing Assistant - Neuropsychiatric Unit

Psychiatric Nursing Assistant

University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Psychiatric Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.

Adult Psychiatry Unit (2

JPW)

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JPW is a 22-bed unit that provides care for patients with general psychiatric conditions, with a particular emphasis on thought disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar, and other psychoses. 2

JPW also provides specialized services for patients with an intellectual disability and co-occurring mental illness with challenging behaviors.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients, families and multi-disciplinary team.
• Participates in planning patient care appropriate for patient's condition and age.
• Documents patient behavior in a factual, legible manner and identifies material to report to the registered nurse.
• Maintains patients' safety and security by providing physical care and assistance; follows Standard precaution.
• Provides supervision of patients during activities. Identifies potential crisis situations, reports to the registered nurse, and intervenes.
• Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming and oral care for patients.
• Take temperature, pulse and blood pressure.
• Clean equipment, patient bedside area and nursing unit.
• Set up rooms for patient admission.
• Transport patients by bed, cart or wheelchair.
• Transport equipment, specimens and supplies.
• Stock and supply patient rooms and Nursing unit.
• Perform basic CPR as required.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.

Aptitudes required in order to perform responsibilities:

• Work in an environment with conflicting demands and/or priorities and rushed and/or urgent timelines.
• Manage multiple assignments and provide quick reaction and immediate response to emergencies.
• Maintain attention to detail over extended period of time and continually be aware of variations in changing situations.
• Strong communication skills and a tolerance for an active work environment with potential for negative behavior.
• Work well with all levels and types of people.

Percent of Time: 50%

Schedule:

20 hours per week. Day/evenings. Alternating weekends and holidays.

Location:

John Pappajohn Pavillion (JPP)

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 Requirements:

• Ability to read, write and follow instructions.

Desirable

Qualification:

• Experience defusing volatile situations
• Be a Certified Nursing Assistant
• Have strong written communication skills with experience providing customer service relations
• Previous patient care experience in a Mental Health setting is highly desired.