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UPMC Hamot is hiring a Nursing Assistant to join the team on 4 South Trauma!

If you’re passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today!

This position is part-time, rotating days and nights. One 8-hour and one 12-hour shift per week. Holiday and weekend coverage required.

Previous patient care experience highly preferred.

_Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience._

Responsibilities:

+ Provides direct patient care including bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, and transporting.

+ Maintains a clean, safe, and organized environment to support patient recovery. Completes safety checks and cleans equipment, rooms, and common areas.

+ Acquires and distributes supplies; performs messenger functions and stocks rooms. Delivers nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes patient mail.

+ Performs core nursing assistant tasks: blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collection, Foley care.

+ Applies, monitors, and removes restraints per protocol. Reports patient status changes and provides feedback to RN.

+ Receives feedback constructively and identifies learning needs. Seeks help with planning and prioritization; participates in self-review.

+ Communicates clearly with healthcare team; understands cultural diversity and workplace safety.

+ Demonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues.

+ Suggests and supports departmental improvements; takes ownership of assignments.

+ Reports equipment issues and maintains respectful relationships. Responds to call lights, phones, passes meal trays, and transports patients.

+ Provides diversional activities to reduce restraint use. Documents care accurately and completes clerical tasks.

+ Adheres to safety protocols and hospital policies, including bloodborne pathogen procedures.

+ Responds appropriately to emergent situations within scope of role. Provides one-on-one companionship/supervision as needed.

+ Performs advanced tasks: telemetry monitor application, HAC prevention, urine specimen collection, restraint management, and intra-hospital transport. Access to medications is limited to distribution to nurses.

+ High school diploma or GED.

+ Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant training program.

+ Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.

+ Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran