Nursing Support Assistant, Full Time, Days

Join UChicago Medicine as a Nursing Support Assistant to serve on our 4W Lung and Transplant Unit
The University of Chicago Medicine's Cardiology and Heart Surgery programs are among the best in the nation. We are a certified Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Center. CCD 4 West is a 30-bed telemetry unit that provides care for post-surgical cardiac, thoracic, and vascular patients. Our team has a lot of heart, and we are committed to providing the highest quality of care.
Job Summary
Performs activities which support the daily functions and operations of a patient care unit and the healthcare team. Provides constant observation and documentation of activity of assigned patient. Works under the direction of the Registered Nurse in the assigned area.
Essential Job Functions

• Assists in the maintenance of the patient environment: makes patient beds, tidies patient room, and prepares patient room for admission and transfer
• Performs receptionist duties for assigned area as requested
• Communicates and accurately documents activities onto the proper records or logs
• Initiates CPR and calls a Dr. Cart
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, as appropriate/assigned, using proper aseptic, isolation, and infection control techniques in performance of duties
• Assists with discharge and transfer preparation of patients
• Assists with the maintenance of supplies/equipment and the environment.
• Provides basic patient care activities including vital signs, enemas and basic tests such as glucoscan, hemacult and multistix
• Completes procedures as assigned, such as collecting patient specimens and weighing patients.
• Assists patients with personal hygiene, ambulation and nourishment/fluids

Required Qualifications

• CPR/BLS Certification
• Occasional lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and/or in written form
• Moderate to extreme physical effort such as walking, standing, performing CPR, and lifting materials, equipment, objects and/or patients may be required
• Must be listed on the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry (HCWR) as an Illinois CNA OR a nursing student who has passed the written competency exam and is listed on the HCWR.
• Vision, hearing, and sense of touch must be adequate to enable one to quickly and accurately perform tasks such as reading small print, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate oral communication
• Ability to read and write, perform simple mathematical calculations, follow oral and written instructions, perform variety of tasks without direct supervision and perform duties requiring continuous physical effort
• Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs
• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work in partnership with management and staff

Position Details

• Unit/Department: 4W Lung and Transplant
• Shift: Day
• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (.90 FTE)
• CBA Code: 743 Union