Job Description

Exemption Status: Non-ExemptSchedule Details: Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Weekends - One Full Weekend a MonthScheduled Hours: PerdiemShift: 2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)Hours: 32Cost Center: 24050 - 0224 Med Surg UnitThis position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.Everyone Is a CaregiverAt UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver \xe2\x80\x93 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 16,000 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.I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Demonstrates understanding of comfort/safety measures required of population served.
2. Attends ongoing/continuing education programs as appropriate to maintain knowledge base.
3. Performs patient care activities as prescribed by the registered nurse based on established protocols.
4. Adheres to standards of care appropriate to patients assigned and consistent with job skills.
5. Utilizes the correct format for all documentation.II. Position Qualifications:License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. No experience required if certified; if not certified, equivalent experience is required.
2. High school graduate or equivalent preferred and certification or equivalent experience required
3. Receives on the job training under close supervision.
4. Additional preparation and approval required for catheterization (male PCA only).
5. American Heart Association certification for health care provider required upon hire or during orientation and every two years thereafter.
6. Dr. Armstrong training required during orientation and every year thereafter.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:On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities:
1. Stand - 1/3 to 2/3
2. Walk - 1/3 to 2/3
3. Sit - 1/3
4. Talk or hear - 2/3
5. Uses hands to finger, handle or feel - 1/3
6. Push/pull - 1/3
7. Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - 1/3
8. Reach with hands and arms - 1/3 to 2/3This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:
1. Work near moving mechanical parts - 1/3
2. Toxic or caustic chemicals - Up to 1/3
3. Risk of electrical shock - 1/3 to 2/3
4. Risk of radiation - Up to 1/3
5. Infectious Diseases - 2/3
6. Physical +/or Verbal Abusiveness - 1/3 to 2/3
7. Rotating Shifts - Up to 1/3
8. PPE when indicated - 1/3 to 2/3(HAC only) Current Basic Life Support Certification required within 30 days of hire.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.We\xe2\x80\x99re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health \xe2\x80\x93 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.If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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