About this role
The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager.
- Clean equipment, patient bedside area and nursing unit
- Set up rooms for patient admission
- Stock and supply patient rooms and Nursing unit
- Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing, toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming and oral care for patients
- Assist patients with bedpans, urinals and perineal cleansing
- Turn, position and ambulate patients
- Take temperature, pulse and blood pressure
- Enter daily patient record charting in computer
- Perform simple diagnostic/therapeutic procedures (i.e., dressing changes)
- Transport patients by bed, cart or wheelchair
- Transport equipment, specimens and supplies
- Perform basic CPR as required
- Maintain patient confidentiality
Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday- Friday day shifts, holiday rotation per unit guidelines
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Minimum Eligibility Qualifications:
- Ability to read, write and follow instructions
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Nursing Recruitment at 319-356-2285.
Please upload a resume with your submission
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Please upload a resume as part of your application.
References:
- Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process
Other facts
About University of Iowa
WE CARE Core Values
Welcoming: We strive for an environment where every voice is heard, emphasize, regular communication, and seek transparency wherever possible.
Excellence: We strive to achieve excellence in all that we do.
Collaboration: We believe teamwork is the best way to work.
Accountability: We behave ethically, act openly and with integrity in all that we do, taking responsibility for our actions.
Respect: We honor diversity and recognize the worth and dignity of every person.
Equity: We dedicate ourselves to equity and fairness.
Mission
Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®
University of Iowa Health Care is changing medicine through:
• Pioneering discovery
• Innovative interprofessional education
• Delivery of superb clinical care
• An extraordinary patient experience in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative, team-based environment
University of Iowa Health Care is changing lives by:
• Preventing and curing disease
• Improving health and well-being
Vision
World Class People: Building on our greatest strength.
World Class Medicine: Creating a new standard of excellence in integrated patient care, research, and education.
For Iowa and the World: Making a difference in quality of life and health for generations.
Recognitions/ Awards
In its 2020 rankings of “Best Employer for Diversity," Forbes ranked UI Health Care No. 47 overall among large employers nationwide and No. 10 in its Healthcare & Social category.
What you'll do
- The Nursing Assistant will assist the Nursing team in providing patient care under the supervision of the Nurse Manager. Responsibilities include cleaning equipment, performing personal hygiene tasks, monitoring vital signs, and transporting patients.
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