For over 100 years, West Suburban Medical Center has supported generations of families in the Oak Park and surrounding areas. Our kind, caring hospital staff have a passion to heal and make a difference in our community. We understand that our employees are the heart of our facility. If you are looking for a family atmosphere, a company committed to professional growth and a culture that embraces our five core values of Quality, Innovation, Service, Integrity, and Transparency.
JOB SUMMARY
Provide basic patient care under the direction of a registered nurse. Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION: Completion of basic nursing skills course at an accredited nursing program. Student in good standing of a nationally accredited nursing program with completion of first semester of acute care clinical course.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: CPR Certification or must obtain within 30 calendar days of date of position.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Significant hazard exposure: Constant risk exposure to unusual elements, i.e., toxic chemicals, biohazardous materials requiring extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS: Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
JOB DUTIES
PATIENT CARE:
- Under the supervision of the registered nurse perform routine treatment procedures, including invasive procedures such as blood draws, wound care, and urinary catheterization; assist with specialty bed functions.
- Assist nursing staff in complicated treatment procedures; perform routine treatment procedures.
- Provide basic patient care; take and record vital signs to include temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake-output measurements.
- Collect, label, and transport specimens.
TRANSPORT:
- Transport equipment, supplies, charts, and materials.
ROUNDING:
- Make rounds, handle patient requests, report and record changes in condition or behavior of patients or unusual incidents, within scope of training.
- Make rounds and handle basic patient requests, and perform basic patient and family assistance tasks.
SUPPORT:
- Clean patient care rooms, equipment, and instruments; report equipment problems; order and store supplies; maintain appropriate PAR levels.
- Assist and accompany patients in the admission, transfer, and discharge process.
- Prepare patients for meals, and also assist patients as necessary.
- Deliver and pick-up meal trays, pass the beverage cart, and assist designated patients to chair, with ambulation, or to the bathroom.
- Provide post-mortem care of fetus/IUFD.
ENVIRONMENT:
- Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with hospital standards.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
- Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings, and workshops.
PATIENT SAFETY:
- Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes.
- Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk.
- Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner.
- Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right".
West Suburban Medical Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
