JOB SUMMARY 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.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - 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 or
long term care nursing assistant course or
completion of an emergency medical technician program or
completion of 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 identified above has not been met
- American Heart Association BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience
- Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
