Job Detail

Job Title:Nurse Aide-IP Psych

Department:81009-Psychiatry 1 Unit

Location:Farmington

FTE%:1

Shift

Search #:2024-537

Closing Date:12/14/2023

Recruiter:McNamara, Elizabeth

Additional Links:

This position is covered by the 1199 Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current 1199 Contract.

This position is in salary group FK-14; click here to review the current FK Pay Plan

This position is part of a classified Bargianing Unit. The benefits are:

At UConn Health, this class is accountable for rendering bedside care to the physically or chronically ill in cases where the services of a registered or licensed practical nurse is not required. This position will work in the inpatient Psychiatric Unit.

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED:

Industry-leading health insurance options and affordability, some offer no annual deductible and minimal co-pays

Generous vacation and sick-time plans

Quick commute access from I-84, Route 9 and surrounding areas

State of the art facility and campus environments

SCHEDULE: Full time, 40 hours per week, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., every other weekend and rotating holidays, 30 minute unpaid meal break.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Considerable interpersonal skills; ability to work with basic principles of nursing including infection control practices; ability to deal with physically and chronically ill; ability to learn safety and fire procedures.

REQUIREMENTS: Current certification as a Nurse's Aide.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers. This is the only accepted credential.

Other CPR/AED credentials may be accepted at hire but incumbents will be required to obtain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within six (6) months of hire and maintain throughout employment.

PREFERRD QUALIFICATIONS:

1 year inpatient hospital acute care experience.

CPI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) training and/or certification.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the close supervision of a nurse of higher grade; works more independently with acquired experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift patients and perform other physically tiring work, have some exposure to communicable and/or infectious diseases and strongly disagreeable conditions and to risk of injury from assaultive patients.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Access electronic/hard copy Hospital Manuals; completes annual Educational Activity Record and core competencies.

Follows proper call out procedures.

Applies proper hospital and unit fire safety plans. Identifies Personal Protective Equipment and the proper procedures for putting on and removing masks, gowns, and gloves etc. and adheres to specific isolation procedures according to UConn Health.

Applies universal precautions while obtaining and handling specimens, and disposing needles, sharps and red bag waste.

Applies HIPPA and the importance of maintaining patient privacy in all settings; in person, via phone and electronically.

Maintains the highest UConn Health professional standards and values of customer care. Demonstrates effective verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills, promptly relays information to the appropriate personnel regarding patient information related to his/her condition/needs, patient changes, malfunction of equipment, ordering supplies etc.

Maintains a neat and orderly environment; prepares rooms for admission, including the distribution and appropriate disposal of linens; applies proper hand washing techniques and personal hygiene.

Performs the following clinical skills: vital signs, routine admission and post op ambulation/transferring/transporting/positioning and turning patients, transfer of patients with specific needs, identifies risk factors, prevention strategies in the management of abnormal skin conditions, pressure ulcers and reports all abnormal patient conditions.

Performs bathing and assists with personal care, collection of specimens, applies proper procedures for making occupied and unoccupied beds; applies proper procedure for safe feeding of patients.

Maintains calorie counts intake/output and notes in patient's records.

Applies proper procedures for CPR/Compression's, weights/scales, EKG's/monitor lead placement, Glucose Meter, blood draws and Bladder Scanner.

Other related duties as required.

FULL TIME EQUIVALENT MINIMUM SALARY: $51,148.00, $24.50 per hour

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

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