What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Aide - Acute Care position at UR Medicine Thompson Health?
Place yourself in an environment where your growth is supported, your contributions valued and your successes celebrated. UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is the premier healthcare provider in the Finger Lakes region. We have received Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center consistently since 2004. Explore the Thompson difference and apply today.
Schedule: Full time, 36 hours per week. Two eight hour shifts and two ten hours shifts. No weekends or holidays!
Pay Range: $19.94 - $25.00 per hour, based on experience.
Benefits:
- Health, dental, vision insurance
- Tuition reimbursement up to $6000/year
- Contribution and match on Retirement Plan
- Four weeks paid time off
- Access to Success coaches
- Free parking
Company Culture: Thompson Health has a culture of empowerment. At Thompson, interdisciplinary teams come together to improve care, your suggestions are welcomed and your ideas are part of the solution. Three of our executives have an RN background so we understand the importance of the patient experience!
- Focus on CARES values: Commitment, Action, Respect, Excellence, and Service
- Focus on Employee Wellness: Biometric screenings, Wellness programs, Onsite gym, Zen Room, Community Shared Agriculture program, Access to Success Coach
- Staff Recognition platforms: Shining Stars, CARESCount website
Job Objective: Responsible for delivery of patient care utilizing basic nursing care tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the licensed nurses.
- Perform basic nursing care tasks and supportive duties in the acute care setting.
- Assists the licensed nurses by performing basic nursing care tasks and supportive secretarial duties in the Surgical Care Center.
- Functions as part of the health care team by assuring various unit tasks are completed to provide a safe, effective and therapeutic environment on the Nursing Unit.
- Assists in maintaining orderliness of the unit, utility room and treatment areas.
- Returns cribs, stretchers, wheelchairs and other equipment to their proper storage areas.
- Assures proper unit setup for next surgical schedule including kitchen tidiness and supplies.
- Always assures that own assignment is completed and shows initiative in assuring that all unit tasks are done for shift.
May assist with:
- Secretarial duties as assigned to include registration, answering phones and notifying patients of arrival time day of surgery.
- Assembly and maintenance of charts ensuring the medical record is in appropriate order.
- Fundamental filing, sorting and distribution of information and chart data.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- BLS certification required
- Nurse Aide Certificate or current experience in bedside care in a long term or acute health facility
- Good communication skills and skilled in customer service
Pay Range: $19.94 - $25.00 per hour
Starting Pay: Based on experience
Thompson Health is an EOE encouraging individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply