Nursing Assistant-Co-Op-5W, HematologyOncology
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Job Location:
Wilmington, DE - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Nemours is seeking a Nursing Assistant/Co-op student for 5 West -Hematology Oncology Transplant and Cellular Therapy unit. This is for a 120 hours in a 6-week schedule 12 hour rotating shifts with weekend and holiday requirements.
5 West is a 24-bed unit has been designated as the Hematology/Transplant and Cellular Therapy and Endocrine unit for the Nemours/ Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children. This step-down unit provides inpatient care for pediatric patients requiring services from the Hematology/ Oncology Transplant and Cellular Therapy and Endocrine subspecialties. Admitting diagnoses include but are not limited to leukemia lymphoma brain tumors neuroblastomas solid organ malignancies sickle cell disease bleeding disorders diabetes and other types of genetic and immune addition stem cell and bone marrow donors are cared for on this unit. The type of patient care provided in this area is complex due to patient diagnosis the intensity of therapy the criticality of patient condition and the extensive patient/family issues that necessitate nursing intervention.
This position can flex to all units in the hospital as well to the hematology oncology clinic as needed.
Essential Functions:
- Ensuring a clean and safe patient care unit assisting patients with activities of daily life (bath feed play etc.
- Collects patient specimens (blood urine stool other per policy) paying close attention to patient safety comfort and accuracy of information.
- Uses Hospital Information Systems as required for patient care (e.g. documenting vital signs and patient care activities.)
- Accurately relays information from physicians nurses laboratory personnel and others.
- Transports patients and delivers reports supplies etc. to other patient units or Institute locations as needed.
- Ensures an adequate stock of all necessary equipment and supplies in designated areas at established par levels.
- Courteously and professionally covers patient care unit front desk as needed. This includes promptly answering telephones greeting patients sending reports distributing sorting or processing mail entering orders managing medical record etc.
- Participates in unit departmental and hospital education programs
- Attends unit meetings regularly as specified in policy.
Requirements:
- Able to read and write accurately.
- Able to understand laboratory orders computer information and some medical terminology.
- Comfortable with obtaining specimens including blood specimens from a patient population that is primarily pediatric and often ill handicapped or restricted in some way.
- Current AHA Healthcare Provider (HCP) Certification
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more
