Health Care Assistant (CNA) - Women's Special Care

1w1 week ago

University of Utah Health

Salt Lake City, US · Full-time · $32,000 – $45,000

About this role

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research, and education. This position provides patient care at the direction of a Registered Nurse in Women's Special Care. Incumbents have direct contact with patients, families, and perform indirect care activities.

Assists patients with feeding, drinking, ambulating, grooming, toileting, dressing, socializing, and unit-specific technical skills. Reinforces or assists in educating patients and significant others as delegated by the professional care provider. Collects, reports, and documents data related to direct patient care activities.

Supports indirect patient care by providing a clean, efficient, and safe environment, companion care, housekeeping, and transporting patients. Chaperones physicians during examinations and procedures as needed. Performs unit-specific duties, clerical tasks, stocking supplies, and communicates with hospital staff, physicians, patients, families, and visitors.

Works in a Level 1 Trauma Center nationally ranked for academic research, quality standards, and patient experience. Handles downtime procedures, electronic orders, scheduling, and cardiac monitoring as applicable. Requires rotating schedules with variable hours, nights, weekends, and holidays in a 24/7 complex health system.

Requirements

Demonstrated availability to work variable and rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined
Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills
Demonstrated customer service skills and ability to work in a busy environment
Demonstrated ability to use a multi-line phone system and hospital paging system
Ability to initiate appropriate action in emergency or crisis situations

Responsibilities

Assists patients with feeding, drinking, ambulating, grooming, toileting, dressing, socializing, and unit-specific technical skills
Reinforces or assists in educating patients and significant others as delegated by the professional care provider
Collects, reports, and documents data related to direct patient care activities
Assists with indirect patient care activities including clean environment, companion care, housekeeping, and patient transport
Performs unit-specific duties and clerical tasks such as stocking and maintaining supplies
Provides communication to hospital staff, physicians, patients, families, and visitors
Processes paper orders during downtime and enters downtime occurrence in patient records
Observes cardiac monitor and notifies staff of abnormal heart rhythms

Benefits

Work at a Level 1 Trauma Center nationally ranked for research and patient outcomes
Access to five hospitals and eleven clinics with comprehensive services
EO/AA employer committed to compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality, and trust