Nursing Assistant Labor and Delivery Unit 100 Evenings
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Job Summary
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.
Labor and Delivery
The Labor and Delivery Unit (6JPP) is a 15-bed unit with a variety of labor triage and recovery rooms in addition to 2 operating rooms and 1 procedure room. This unit serves patients with low and high-risk pregnancies alike providing care for those with pre-eclampsia preterm labor diabetes cardiovascular disease bleeding concerns and fetal disease among other conditions. Both medicated and unmedicated labor is supported through a variety of techniques with obstetricians certified nurse midwives and family practice physicians performing deliveries.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Perform patient personal hygiene such as bathing toileting feeding dressing grooming and oral care for patients
- Assist patients with bedpans urinals and perineal cleansing
- Turn position and ambulate patients
- 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%
Schedule: 15-2330 Monday-Friday; Holidays as assigned.
Location:John Pappajohn Pavilion (JPP)
Merit Pay Plan
Pay Differentials: Shift differentials for evening andnight.
Benefits Highlights: Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans. Relocation Assistant available to qualified applicants. more information about Why Iowaclickhere
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
Ability to read write and follow instructions
Please attach a resume as part of the application process.Job openings are posted for a minimum of10calendar 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 Kiley Skay at
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
The University of Iowa is a top-tier public research university in Iowa City—home to more than 32,000 students, offering world-class programs across 200+ fields of study, renowned especially for its creative writing, acclaimed medical center, and balanced excellence in the arts and sc ... View more
