We have both Full-time and part-time openings, on both day and nights shifts, is various departments. You can check out all of openings directly on our job board at www.uofmhealthwest.org/jobs.

General Summary: Nurse Aide, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) provide basic nursing care to patients and performs related tasks necessary to the functioning of the unit.

Requirements:

1. Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
2. Must meet one of the following requirements:
   • Current Certified Nurse Aide (CENA) certification, or
   • Current enrollment (and continued progression) in a health science program required with completion of nursing fundamentals course and/or one clinical rotation preferred. Equivalent enrollment considered will include but is not limited to: Nursing School, Pre-PA School, Medical School, or closely related health science program, or
   • Equivalent experience. Equivalent experience considered will include but is not limited to:  Medical Assistant, Paramedic, Medical First Responder, EMT, Nurse Tech, Resident Aid/Assistant, or LPN.
3. Basic understanding of Medical Terminology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Patient Confidentiality is preferred.  
4. Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) provider required.
5. Experience in acute care or extended care facility preferred.
6. Able to successfully complete unit-specific core competencies as defined in the orientation check-list.
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Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

ACTIVITY/COMFORT---Assist patients with activity and provide for patient comfort.  This responsibility includes making occupied and unoccupied beds; making beds of patients in traction; turning and positioning patients in bed; ambulating and dangling patients; transferring patients using chairs, wheelchairs, slideboards, stretchers, cardiac chairs and lifts; transporting patients using wheelchairs and stretchers; positioning/transferring patients with hip precautions, traction or CPM machines; performing passive and assisting with active range-of-motion exercises.

HYGIENE---Assist patients with hygiene activities.  This responsibility includes giving patients complete, partial, shower or tub baths; shaving  beards; shampooing  hair; providing oral care, including denture care; performing perineal care and indwelling urinary catheter care (excluding insertion, removal and irrigation); providing back care and bedtime care; changing non-sterile dressings; providing ileostomy/colostomy care; and assisting with postmortem care.

NUTRITION---Assist patients with nutrition.  This responsibility includes passing trays, snacks and drinking water; feeding patients; and measuring and recording intake from dietary trays.

ELIMINATION---Assist patients with elimination needs.  This responsibility includes placing and removing bedpans, fracture pans and urinals; assisting patients with using bedsides commodes; emptying, measuring and recording drainage from urinary drainage bags, Jackson Pratt drains, Hemovacs, and bile bags; administering cleansing and retention enemas; removing fecal impactions; inserting and removing rectal tubes; and applying and removing fecal incontinence bags.

SPECIMEN COLLECTION---Collect specimens.  This responsibility includes collecting and labeling sputum, urine, and stool specimens for laboratory testing; testing urine for sugar, acetone, blood or pH; straining urine for kidney stones; and using the glucometer to test blood glucose levels.

VITAL SIGNS/MEASUREMENT---Measure and record accurate vital signs and weight.  This includes measuring oral and tympanic temperature, radial and apical pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate; and using standing, chai