Nursing Assistant - Medical Intensive Care Unit - 100% Days
Nursing Assistant - Medical Intensive Care Unit - 100% Days
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Job Description
University of Iowa Health Carerecognized as one of the best hospitals in the United Statesis Iowas only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12000 employees students and volunteers work together to provide safe quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.
Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) (5 RCP)
This 26-bed unit provides comprehensive high tech intensive care to acutely ill adults with a wide variety of complex critically ill patients with multiple medical issues who demonstrate a deterioration of health requiring critical care nursing. Patient diagnoses include multi-system failure respiratory failure severe sepsis overdoses (OD) GIB medical neuro various cancers and bone marrow transplants. State of the art technology is implemented in MICU including il-2 therapy VV ECMO CRRT ventilators vasoactive drugs and preforms many bedside procedures. MICU provides total patient care involving a multidisciplinary approach in conjunction with state-of-the-art technology for systematic assessment and improvement of care to the critically ill patients. In 2012 we were awarded a National award for outstanding achievement and leadership for elimination of Ventilator Associated pneumonia.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing toileting feeding dressing grooming and oral care for patients
- Turn position and ambulate patients
- Assist patients with bedpans urinals and perineal cleansing
- Take temperature pulse and blood pressure
- Enter daily patient record charting in computer
- Perform simple diagnostic/therapeutic procedures (i.e. dressing changes)
- Clean equipment patient bedside area and nursing unit
- Set up rooms for patient admission
- Transport patients by bed cart or wheelchair
- Transport equipment specimens and supplies
- Stock and supply patient rooms and Nursing unit
- Perform basic CPR as required
- Maintain patient confidentiality
Percent of Time: 100% - 40 hours per week
Schedule: Days (7:00 am - 7:30 pm) will include an every other weekend and every other holiday rotation
Location: Iowa City IA
Merit Pay Plan
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disabilityinsurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
- For more information about Why Iowaclickhere
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
Ability to read write and follow instructions.
Please include a resume withyour submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information please contact the Kylie Guy at
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. This position is not eligible for university sponsorship for employment authorization.
Employment Type
Full-Time
