Certified Nursing Assistant 2, SoLe MIA - Surgery, Full-Time

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Work Shift: Full-Time 40 hrs. per week Days, M-F

Work Location: University of Miami Hospital & Clinics - Sole Mia - Surgery UHealth

Core Job Functions

• Provides for patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves, and assisting with showers.
• Assists with meals and feeds patients, ambulates, turns, and positions patients, and provides fresh water and nourishment between meals.
• Administers enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, therapeutic and sitz baths, and applies restraints.
• Performs sugar and acetone urine testing, specimen collection, and post-mortem care.
• Answers patients' call lights and requests promptly.
• Maintains a safe and attractive environment for patients and staff and transports patients and equipment.
• Reports patient conditions to the assigned nurse to ensure professional assessment.
• Measures and records food and liquid intake and output, and checks and records vital signs.
• Provides patient help with walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
• Performs minor physical therapy routines.
• Collects urine samples, attaches EKG leads and removes catheters.
• Assembles, monitors, and discontinues feeding of intravenous nutrition. 13. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Additional information

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license
• Certification and Licensing: Valid State of Florida CNA license required

Experience: 3 year minimum experience required

• Learning Agility:

Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.

• Teamwork:

Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.

• Technical Proficiency:

Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

• Communication:

Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

• This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile.
• Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs.
• Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

Pay and benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type: Staff