Environmental Nursing Assistant - L9 Peds Med Surg

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.

• 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
• Enter daily patient record charting in computer
• Transport patients by bed, cart or wheelchair
• Transport equipment, specimens and supplies
• Perform basic CPR as required
• Maintain patient confidentiality

Schedule:

40 hours per week, Monday-Friday day shift

Location:

Stead Family Children’s Hospital (SFCH)

Rotations:
Holiday rotation per unit guidelines

• 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

• Ability to read, write and follow instructions

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check.

• 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

• Pay Level: 4

• Organization:
  Healthcare
• Contact Name:
  Megan Garton
• Contact Email: megan-garton