Nursing Assistant Signing Bonus

Company: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Location: Nashville
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The nursing assistant assists with the
delivery of patient care and maintenance of unit environmental standards under
the supervision of a licensed nurse. $1,000 sign on bonus for eligible new hires.Department/Unit Summary

A typical shift includes working
with a dedicated team to care for adult patients who are being treated for various
vascular disorders such as aneurysms and amputations, as well as patients with congestive
heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, and pre- and post-op
cardiothoracic surgeries. Learn more about our Cardiology Stepdown Unit

Position Shift:

• Full-Time, Nights (7pm-7am)
• Full-Time, Days (7am-7pm)
  
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  Medical Center:
  
  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and
  operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient
  care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day
  with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise
  will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It is a
  place where your diversity - of culture, thinking, learning and leading - is
  sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something
  that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never
  settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission
  is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care,
  education, and research.
  
  
  
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    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    
    Assist with the delivery of patient
    care and maintenance of unit environmental standards under the supervision of a
    licensed nurse.
    
    
    • Assists with day to day delivery of patient care.
    • Facilitates efficient and safe patient care and flow by
      following work area standards.
    • Serves as a liaison for communication and education of
      patient and family needs.
    • Supports unit operations and patient flow by
      maintaining supplies, equipment and unit environmental standards.
    • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of
      the position and additional duties may be assigned.
      
      TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:
      
      CLINICAL COMPETENCIES (NOVICE):- Demonstrates sufficient
      fundamental proficiency to assist and perform clinical care including but
      not limited to vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection and point of
      care testing as directed by unit standards.
      
      CARE PARTNER PATIENT DOCUMENTATION (FUNDAMENTAL AWARENESS):- Has
      limited experience or training working with clinical applications for
      patient documentation.
      
      ENVIRONMENT OF CARE (FUNDAMENTAL AWARENESS):- Has limited
      experience or training working with set up and maintenance of patient exam
      rooms, supplies and equipment.
      
      PLANNING & ORGANIZING (FUNDAMENTAL AWARENESS):- Demonstrates
      ability to anticipate basic resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set
      priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and
      organize work for own assignments and responsibilities. Appropriately
      matches equipment, and capital resources to task demands. Prepares and
      presents clear and accurate status reports on projects and assignments.
      CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:
      
      
      • Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are
        typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional
        guidance.
      • Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some
        discretion and research to solve routine problems.
      • Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards,
        established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
      • Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level
        co-workers.
        
        
        
        CORE CAPABILITIES:
        
        SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (S2):
        
        
        • - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own
          skills by identifying development opportunities.
        • - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to
          understand colleague priorities, working styles and develops relationships
          across areas.
        • - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information
          with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
          
          DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (S2):
          
          
          • Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to
            understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent
            service.
          • Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues,
            solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a
            timely manner.
          • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully
            to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
            
            ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (S2):
            
            
            • Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before
              delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
            • Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to
              learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays
              willingness to go above and beyond.
            • Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements:
              Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports
              unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
              
              MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (S2):
              
              
              • Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for
                completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to
                provide high-quality work/service.
              • Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays
                understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
              • Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information
                and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and
                without error.
                
                FOSTERING INNOVATION (S2):
                
                
                • Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas
                  or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions
                  to enhance them.
                • Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly;
                  understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure
                  proper course of action.
                • Adapts to Change: Embraces change by keeping an open
                  mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area
                  of work
                  Position
                  Qualifications:
                  
                  Required:
                  
                  
                  • High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent
                    experience) and Other: 1) Current enrollment in a program of professional
                    nursing RN and successful completion of first semester of nursing school to
                    include nursing fundamentals clinical, or 2) Graduation from a Nursing
                    Assistant or Aide Training Program, or 3) Min of one year previous experience
                    as a care partner or nursing assistant/technician. and
                    
                    Physical Requirements/Strengths needed &
                    Physical Demands:
                    
                    
                    • Heavy Work category requiring exertion of 50 to 100
                      lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently
                      and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs. of force continually to move objects.
                      
                      Movement
                      
                      
                      • Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering
                        objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs,
                        with help of coworkers or assistive device
                      • Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an
                        object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or
                        assistive device.
                      • Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward
                        and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower
                        extremities and back muscles
                      • Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending
                        stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
                      • Occasional: Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to
                        rest on knee or knees.
                      • Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward
                        and forward by bending legs and spine. Reaching above shoulders: Extending
                        arms in any direction above shoulders.
                      • Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in
                        any direction above shoulders.
                      • Occasional: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping,
                        working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
                      • Frequent: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
                      • Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without
                        moving.
                      • Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering
                        objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
                      • Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects
                        away from or toward.
                      • Frequent: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to
                        prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self,
                        patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small
                        spaces
                      • Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in
                        any direction below shoulders.
                      • Frequent: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning
                        or otherwise working with hand or hands.
                      • Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both
                        hands.
                      • Continuous: Walking: Moving about on foot.
                        
                        Sensory
                        
                        
                        • Frequent: Communication: Expressing or exchanging
                          written/verbal/electronic information.
                        • Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of
                          sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory
                          information
                        • Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches
                          or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception,
                          peripheral vision, color vision.
                        • Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and identify
                          odors.
                        • Continuous: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape,
                          temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.
                          
                          Environmental Conditions
                          
                          
                          • Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning
                            chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.
                          • Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne
                            pathogens and other contagious illnesses.
                            
                            *INDRN*NHCN*GD

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