Nursing Assistant - Medical Unit - Evening/Night

Full Time (72 Hours Biweekly)

Shift:  Evening/Night 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Every third weekend and every other holiday

Eligible for shift differential

*Positions available on inpatient medical/surgical units as described below. The goals of the medical/surgical unit staff are to provide efficient, quality, individualized and comprehensive nursing care to all patients.  

Unit Descriptions:

2 East - Medical/Surgical/Telemetry

The 2 East unit is an inpatient acute care medical and surgical unit consisting of 30 private and semiprivate rooms. This unit serves patients with all acute care needs including but not limited to Cardiac, GI, Infectious disease, Fractures, Wound Care, Respiratory, and limited behavioral health. We have a combination of medical and surgical patients. Staff must complete telemetry training and maintain competency in reading ECG and administering cardiac drips.  

3 East - Medical/Surgical/Telemetry/Observation

The 3 East unit is an observation unit and a subset of the Medical Unit consisting of 12 semiprivate beds. The focus is on rapid testing and discharge of the patient within 24 hours. Types of patients served are Congestive Heart Failure, Stroke, TIA, COPD, Chest pain, etc.  This unit serves the surgical patients and orthopedic population. Proficiency in Telemetry needed. During times of surge capacity in the hospital, these beds may be used for inpatient.  Staff are trained to care for both inpatient and outpatient on the medical unit. 

3 South - Medical/Surgical/Telemetry/Stroke

The 3 South unit is a 32 bed Step Down Intermediate Care Unit from ICU. The primary population on 3 South are adult and geriatric patients with cardiac disease and stroke. In addition, we accommodate acute cardiac events requiring continuous intravenous medication drips, pre and post electrophysiology (EP) studies, pre and post cardiac catheterization, and pre and post pacemaker/automated implantable cardiac defibrillator​​​ (AICD) care. 

4 East - Medical/Surgical/Telemetry 

The 4 East unit is the medical-surgical unit which provides care to adults who are hospitalized with a wide variety of conditions, including pneumonia, stroke, and fractures. We also see behavioral health patients and serve the hospice population.  Our team also prepares patients for surgical procedures and provides post-surgical care required until the time of discharge. The Medical Surgical floor can care for 25 patients requiring telemetry.  

General Summary

Provides clinical support services to patient care staff by performing a variety of duties related to patient care. Takes patient vital signs, assists patients with activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, feeding, toileting, etc.), inventories and replenishes supplies and equipment, and performs special assigned duties such as performing EKGs and Point-of-Care testing.