Nursing Assistant, Periop Services / Surgery, Full-Time

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Work Shift : (40 hrs.) Days, Evenings, Nights, Flexible Shifts, M-S, some weekends may be required

Work Location : University of Miami Hospital & Clinics - Perioperative Services / Surgery UTower

CORE JOB SUMMARY The Nursing Assistant assists nursing service personnel with a variety of patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients. Additionally, the incumbent assists with personal hygiene, takes vital signs, and changes bed linens. The Nursing Assistant also serves and collects food trays, provides for in-between meal nourishment, and cleans, sterilizes, stores, and prepares other supplies.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provides safe transportation of patients from their rooms to various areas of the hospital.
• Ensures patient safety by verifying the patient identification band, chart and sending slip.
• Assists patients to and from the stretcher.
• Assists nursing personnel with patient positioning and patient skin preps.
• Cleans and prepares surgical suite and disinfects stretchers in-between patients.
• Supports the supply needs of the department by receiving supplies and restocking all areas.
• Maintains the cleanliness of the surgical suite and cleans the operating rooms at the end of the day's schedule.
• Empties all trash containers, suction canister boxes, and replaces bags and boxes, periodically throughout the day.
• Maintains attendant's supply room with needed solutions for cleaning, maintenance of floors, polishing glass, and cleanliness of counters and walls.
• Maintains inventory of wet vacuum hoses, floor tools, and brushes.
• Mops the floor between surgical procedures.
• Cleans patient pantry and dining area and empties trash.
• Returns equipment to the storage room and keeps the room orderly.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females / Minorities / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status : Full time

Employee Type : Staff

Pay Grade : H1