Nursing Assistant-Northbrook Outpatient Center

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

1. Direct patient care: assists with the following tasks under the direction of an RN:

• Documentation of patient data per department standard either on paper record or in EMR
• Bulb suctioning
• Providing comfort measures
• Point of care testing/controls glucose, hemocult, urine dipstick, hemoglobin A1C, HCG testing
• Emptying fluid collection containers
• Vital signs measurement per department standard
• PO feeding
• Assisting with procedures
• Orienting families to the ambulatory clinic area
• Holding patients
• Assisting with intra hospital transport

2. Stocking and maintenance:

• Clean rooms after discharge
• Distributing linen
• Obtaining unit supplies
• Replacing canisters, oxygen tubing, and nebulizers per protocol
• Changing needle boxes when 2/3 full
• Returning unused supplies/equipment from patient room and treatment room and charges items to central area designated by unit.

3. Clerical:

• Coverage for clerk
• Phone calling/paging as directed
• Assisting with sending labs

4. Cleaning:

• Checking and recording refrigerator temperatures
• Checking and recording of AED checks
• Keeping unit orderly
• Cleaning equipment and toys

5. Documents changes to the plan whether that be in the Electronic Medical Record or in the paper chart.
6. Assists in the retrieval and delivery of medications and pharmaceutical products that are dispensed from the Pharmacy to the appropriate patient care provider/s in a timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma / GED

Completion of program leading to certification as Nursing Assistant or Licensed Practical Nurse.

Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

Must be able to safely immobilize children, if necessary, and be able to move equipment and patients; respond quickly to patient care situations; effectively communicate with patients/families, physicians, and patient care staff, and meet professional image and communication standards.

Education

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

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