Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary - Surgical ICU - Night

Wellspan Health - York, PA

Full-time

York, PA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary position in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at York Hospital is a full-time role that requires working night shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM, including every third weekend and rotating holidays. The SICU is a specialized 10-bed unit dedicated to providing care for critically ill surgical patients aged 18 and older, and it also serves as an overflow unit for trauma and medical patients. The role encompasses a variety of responsibilities, including both nursing and administrative tasks, aimed at supporting the care delivery team and ensuring the smooth operation of the unit. As a Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary, you will act as a receptionist for visitors and serve as a central contact for telephone calls, managing both paper and electronic communications, including laboratory and test results. You will interact daily with patients, visitors, physicians, and staff, requiring a positive and helpful attitude. Your duties will include accurately transcribing physician orders, maintaining medical records, scheduling patient care services, and performing clinical support tasks such as taking vital signs and assisting patients with daily living activities. You will also be responsible for inventory management, ensuring that patient rooms and nursing areas are stocked with necessary supplies and equipment. In addition to providing direct patient care, you will monitor patient conditions, report changes to the appropriate personnel, and assist in the preparation and transportation of patients for tests and procedures. You will be expected to maintain confidentiality while handling sensitive information and to demonstrate knowledge of patient care principles across different age groups. This position requires effective communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, and a commitment to patient safety and quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provides general nursing care and personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, dressing, eating, changing bed linens and bed pans, and positioning.
• Assists in the preparation and transportation of patients for tests and procedures.
• Monitors patient condition levels and reports changes to the appropriate individuals.
• Ensures patient rooms, nursing areas, and supply carts are stocked with appropriate items at required levels.
• Maintains par levels of supplies and equipment on assigned unit(s) and notifies supervisor when reorder points are reached.
• Greets, directs, and assists physicians, visitors, patients, and ancillary department staff.
• Answers telephone inquiries and provides accurate information or forwards callers to appropriate resources.
• Enters and retrieves data from established computer files using various applications designed for patient management and tracking.
• Performs duties related to the creation and maintenance of the patient medical record, ensuring all necessary forms are included.
• Transcribes orders and documents on the paper or electronic record, ensuring verbal orders are signed according to hospital policy.
• Schedules tests, procedures, and other patient services, conferring with clinical care providers as needed.
• Communicates changes in the patient's condition and other urgent information to the Registered Nurse in a timely manner.
• Orders and stocks supplies on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

• Certificate Program Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training is required.
• Less than 1 year of relevant experience is required.
• Basic Life Support certification upon hire is required.
• Certified Nurse Aide certification upon hire is preferred.
• Completion of a course for unit secretaries and medical terminology upon hire is preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Excellent computer skills and ability to use various software applications in a Windows environment are required.

Nice-to-haves

• Certified Nurse Aide certification upon hire.
• Completion of a course for unit secretaries and medical terminology upon hire.