"Per Diem Hospital Asst LOM DOU Night"

Position Summary: Work under the direction of a Registered Nurse. This position is responsible for providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: data collection and care appropriate to the age of the patients served, with appropriate Nursing assistant interventions and communication to patients and other care team members. The Nursing Assistant plays a key role in ensuring excellent customer satisfaction to our patients and demonstrating I-CARE values. Working under the supervision of a registered nurse requires continual communication regarding patients' conditions to the registered nurse including immediate notification of changes in patients' conditions or abnormalities. When serving as a constant observer, the Nursing Assistant maintains constant direct observation and visualization of identified patient(s). The Nursing Assistant provides activities of daily living to patients and is responsible for providing excellent hygiene/bathing including linen changes and specific cleaning protocols for cleaning patients with central lines and urinary catheters. Assists in patients with ambulation, meals, toileting needs, and taking, recording, and reporting vital signs are additional functions of this role. Immediate attention to any patient call lights and assistance with answering phones is an expectation as well. The Nursing Assistance will report off to their registered nurses and a Nursing Assistant buddy when taking breaks and meals. There is an opportunity for the Nursing Assistant to float to any unit in the hospital to be a constant observer and any inpatient unit to perform as a Nursing Assistant or constant observer.

Required Qualifications:

• Current Nursing Assistant Certificate or Currently Enrolled Nursing Student who has successfully completed first semester of RN Program (ADN or BSN)
• One year acute care experience. In lieu of experience, consideration will be made for staff with strong education and associated experiential background
• Current AHA Provider Basic Life Support
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a BSN program
• Order entry and/or strong computer skills
• Medical Terminology
• Current enrollment in a BSN program
• Medical Terminology
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.