Unit Aide, Memorial Campus Maternity Delivery, Per Diem

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$15.00 - $24.05

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday Sunday through Saturday

Scheduled Hours:

mixed shifts

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

10010 - 0708 Maternity Delivery

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

Job Description Summary
Performs a variety of duties involving transporting patients throughout the hospital assisting in moving lifting and positioning patients retrieving and delivering specimens medical records x-rays pharmaceuticals linens etc. locating transporting and cleaning biomedical equipment maintaining associated logs and related duties. May deliver meals.

Job Description

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Maintains and orders supplies and equipment according to protocol and par levels. Obtains additional supplies and equipment as requested. Stocks carts supplies area etc.
2. Assists in preparation of patient rooms for admissions and discharges. Distributes linen to patient rooms.
3. Assists in the transport of patients specimens and equipment.
4. Maintains cleanliness and physical appearance of assigned unit. Cleans and maintains clinical unit equipment such as Gomcos IVACs suture sets. Cleans and processes instrumentation following standard procedures. Assists with the set up of instrumentation as required.
5. Notifies supervisor or others regarding broken missing or malfunctioning instrumentation.
6. Transports broken/damaged equipment to appropriate area for repair
7. Maintains work area in neat and orderly manner.
8. Assists in moving lifting and positioning of patients following standard procedures.
9. Retrieves and delivers specimens blood/blood products medications and the like as well as other items associated with patient care such as medical records x-rays linens etc.
10. Locates and transports biomedical equipment and supplies to patient care areas such as wheelchairs stretchers beds IV poles I Meds hypothermia blankets portable oxygen tanks etc.
11. Retrieves items not normally delivered from general stores and/or Central
12. Sterile as requested. Return items contaminated through patient procedure to Central
13. Sterile Services in accordance with established guidelines.
14. Cleans and disinfects equipment associated with assigned patient care unit(s) such as IV
15. poles I Meds hypothermia blankets commodes wheelchairs stretchers and related items following standard procedure.
16. Maintains activity log. May take telephone messages and to the appropriate individual.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches demonstrates Standards of Respect and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
6. Maintains regular reliable and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Equivalent to high school plus additional specialized training.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Knowledge of equipment and supplies related to patient care.
2. Ability to read write converse and understand English.
3. Ability to take direction set priorities and organize work assignments.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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