What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Assistant - 8E General Surgery position at McLaren Greater Lansing?
About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
- Provides routine patient/resident care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, etc.
- Collects, records, and reports various patient/resident data. Reports changes in patient/resident condition.
- Provides general clerical support to unit such as answering the phone, data entry, and assembling, maintaining, and distributing various information.
- Transcribes physician orders and notifies appropriate parties of orders and consultations.
- Schedules procedures with other departments.
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Successful completion of a health unit coordinator course or, high school or college course work in medical terminology and computer/data entry.
- Specialized education requirements, for those not meeting minimum six-month nursing assistance experience requirement, include:
- Prior nursing assistant experience of at least six months is required when the specialized education requirements identified above has not been met.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN).
- Six months of clerical experience in healthcare setting. Direct patient care experience.
- Computer keyboard skills and windows application experience.
- Schedule: Part-time
- Requisition ID: 23003429
- Daily Work Times: 7p-7a
- Hours Per Pay Period: 24
- On Call: No
- Weekends: Yes
Per Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations, all McLaren employees must be vaccinated for COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. The regulation permits exemptions for employees with qualified medical disabilities or religious beliefs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
Salary : $31,000 - $39,200