Environmental Nursing Assistant - L7 NICU

The University of Iowa Health Care 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
• Transport patients by bed, cart or wheelchair
• Transport equipment, specimens and supplies
• Perform basic CPR as required

Percent of Time: 100% - 40 hours per week

Schedule:
Monday
- Friday day shifts, , one summer and one winter holiday

Location:Stead Family Children’s Hospital (SFCH) Level 7

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

Minimum Eligibility

Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write and follow instructions

References:

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

• Classification
  
  Title:
  
  Nursing Assistant
• Appointment Type:
  Merit
• Schedule:
  
  Full-time
• Work Modality Options:
  On Campus

Contact Information

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

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