**UPMC Hamot is hiring a Nursing Assistant to join the team on 4 South Trauma!** **If you’re passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today!** **This position is part-time, rotating days and nights. One 8-hour and one 12-hour shift per week. Holiday and weekend coverage required.** **Previous patient care experience highly preferred.** **_Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience._** **Responsibilities:** + Provides direct patient care including bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, and transporting. + Maintains a clean, safe, and organized environment to support patient recovery. Completes safety checks and cleans equipment, rooms, and common areas. + Acquires and distributes supplies; performs messenger functions and stocks rooms. Delivers nourishments, fills water pitchers, and distributes patient mail. + Performs core nursing assistant tasks: blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collection, Foley care. + Applies, monitors, and removes restraints per protocol. Reports patient status changes and provides feedback to RN. + Receives feedback constructively and identifies learning needs. Seeks help with planning and prioritization; participates in self-review. + Communicates clearly with healthcare team; understands cultural diversity and workplace safety. + Demonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues. + Suggests and supports departmental improvements; takes ownership of assignments. + Reports equipment issues and maintains respectful relationships. Responds to call lights, phones, passes meal trays, and transports patients. + Provides diversional activities to reduce restraint use. Documents care accurately and completes clerical tasks. + Adheres to safety protocols and hospital policies, including bloodborne pathogen procedures. + Responds appropriately to emergent situations within scope of role. Provides one-on-one companionship/supervision as needed. + Performs advanced tasks: telemetry monitor application, HAC prevention, urine specimen collection, restraint management, and intra-hospital transport. Access to medications is limited to distribution to nurses. + High school diploma or GED. + Successful completion of UPMC nursing assistant training program. + Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques. + Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**