Nursing Assistant​/Health Unit Coordinator - Progressive Care Unit Day Shift

Nursing Assistant/Health Unit Coordinator - Progressive Care Unit Day Shift

Advocate Health Care

Base pay: $20.40/hr – $30.60/hr part‑time, Day Shift 6:30 am to 7:00 pm, includes rotating weekends and holidays.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from American Heart Association within 45 days.
• Nurse Aide in good standing with State Registry of practice.

• Certificate of General Educational Development (GED) or High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED).
• High School Graduate.

• Assist RN with daily patient care: bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, activity orders, ambulation, therapeutic devices, positioning, range of motion, special transfers; measure and document vital signs, I&O, weights, and other data in EMR.
• Participate in admission, transfer, discharge processes under RN supervision, including room set‑up, orienting patients, removing linen, and managing belongings; ensure call lights within reach.
• Perform purposeful rounding, promptly communicate observations, concerns, and needs to RN, and document appropriately.
• Carry out nutritional tasks under RN direction: diet review, tray set‑up, positioning, diet selection; maintain skin integrity through repositioning and skin care; provide special items such as TED hose.
• Collect urine, stool, sputum specimens; perform point‑of‑care testing; maintain competency; may remove IVs, perform post‑mortem care, and bladder scans under RN direction.
• Follow infection‑prevention policies: hand hygiene, sterile aseptic procedures, proper disposal, and attire for isolation patients.
• Coordinate tests and treatments across departments; maintain knowledge of diagnostic services and EHR; process patient charges.
• Facilitate communications: manage telephone, paging, hospital information system; screen calls; troubleshoot minor equipment issues; arrange repairs.
• Compile charts for admissions, transfers, discharges, expirations; obtain required medical records for transfers; verify completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain positive customer relations; acknowledge requests, respond to call lights, use proper phone etiquette, foster communication.
• Provide age‑appropriate care, interpret patient data relative to life‑span, and apply departmental policies.

• Basic computer skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to set priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; adapt to interruptions and changing workloads.
• High attention to detail.

Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital‑based certifications (e.g., DNV, CARF or others).

• Must sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders.
• Lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist; lift up to 20 lbs. over head; carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
• Push/pull with 30 lbs. force; perform sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with second person present.
• Use foot pedals on carts or machines.
• Functional vision and hearing.
• Exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation hazards, and blood/body fluids; protective clothing required.
• Operate equipment necessary for job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not a comprehensive listing of duties; other duties may be required.