Nursing Assistant- Neuroscience Step Down Unit- FT, Night Shift

Nursing Assistant

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit

Your Role on the Team

The Nursing Assistant aids professional and technical nursing personnel primarily by accomplishing a variety of duties and procedures which are directly related to patient care. Primary duties include taking and recording vital signs, assisting patients with hygiene and elimination, and maintaining a clean and safe unit environment. Will assist with stocking unit supplies, operating hospital equipment as directed, performing routine clerical tasks, and assisting with other related duties as assigned.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications: Understanding of basic medical terminology Must be able to read, write and speak effectively in English Must be able to work weekends and holidays Must be Certified Nurses Assist. or enrolled in accredited nursing prog. with completion of at least 1 clinical semester Demonstrated patient care experience, preferably in an acute care setting Nursing Assistants hired prior to May 2010 who did not possess certification as a Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) are not required to obtain it at this time Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively in a therapeutic way Current BLS certification upon hire (must be issued by the AHA) Approved workplace violence responder training program within 30 days of hire and annually thereafter Licenses and Certifications: Basic Life Support(Required) Approved workplace violence responder training program within 30 days of hire and annually thereafter