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Unit Assistant - Intensive Care Unit - McLaren Careers
McLaren Health Care • Lansing, MI 48915 • Posted 18 days ago
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Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the Unit Assistant in the Intensive Care Unit is responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient care following the patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures. This role involves routine patient care services, data collection and reporting, clerical support, and transcribing physician orders.
Responsibilities
- Provides routine patient/resident care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
- Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.
- Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.
- Transcribes physician orders and notifies appropriate parties of orders and consultations.
- Schedules procedures with other departments.
Qualifications
Required
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
- Specialized education requirements for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement include: acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions, long term care nursing assistant course, completion of an emergency medical technician program, completion of a medical assistant program, or completion of a clinical rotation while participating in accredited nursing program.
- Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements have not been met.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).
Preferred
- Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting.
- Direct patient care experience.
- Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care is a reputable healthcare organization based in Michigan, United States, operating 13 hospitals, outpatient clinics, and other healthcare facilities. It offers a wide range of healthcare services including cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, and critical care with a focus on patient safety and quality outcomes. McLaren Health Care is known for its excellent care, patient satisfaction, and strategic investments to enhance services and collaborations within the region.
Full Job Description
Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient/resident care following patient care plan and hospital policies and procedures.
**Responsibilities:**
* Provides routine patient/resident care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
* Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.
* Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.
* Transcribes physician orders and notifies appropriate parties of orders and consultations.
* Schedules procedures with other departments.
**Required:**
* High school graduate or equivalent.
* Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
* Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:
o acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or
o long term care nursing assistant course or
o completion of an emergency medical technician program or
o completion of medical assistant program or
o completion of a clinical rotation while participating in accredited nursing program.
* Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).
**Preferred:**
* Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience.
* Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.
**Responsibilities:**
* Provides routine patient/resident care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
* Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.
* Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.
* Transcribes physician orders and notifies appropriate parties of orders and consultations.
* Schedules procedures with other departments.
**Required:**
* High school graduate or equivalent.
* Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
* Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:
o acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or
o long term care nursing assistant course or
o completion of an emergency medical technician program or
o completion of medical assistant program or
o completion of a clinical rotation while participating in accredited nursing program.
* Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).
**Preferred:**
* Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience.
* Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.
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