What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA)/Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) In-Patient-Part-Time position at Dartmouth Health?
Are you ready to join a staff of like-minded professionals that strive to provide compassionate, affordable, high quality care in our community?
At Valley Regional Hospital, patients are the center of our coordinated care system and right now we have an opening for a LNA/HUC to join our team.
The primary responsibility of the LNA portion is:
- Assists with feeding patients and maintaining fluid balance.
- Maintains awareness of patients’ needs and meets communication needs of patients.
- Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patient.
- Provides timely notification to a RN when patient complains of pain, demonstrates changes in status and responses, or has abnormal findings.
The primary responsibility of the Health Unit Coordinator portion is:
- Interacts professionally with physicians, patients/family and others.
- Responds to inappropriate behavior in a therapeutic manner.
- Obtains licensed nurse when family requests communication regarding patient’s condition, beyond the Unit Secretary/LNA’s scope of practice.
- Handles delivery of mail daily to and from department.
- Orders office supplies and printing, as required, and picks up orders.
- Notifies Engineering Department of any equipment not in proper working order; completes necessary paperwork.
- Answers telephone in a polite manner and communicates information to appropriate personnel.
Ideal Candidate would have the following qualifications:
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Current NH LNA license
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- High integrity, able to follow procedures
Start your application now; we can’t wait to talk to you.
VRH employees enjoy a low-cost comprehensive benefits program with highlights below:
- Free medical and dental plan options
- Vision insurance
- Retirement (403b) with match
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account with employer contribution
- Short Term Disability / Life insurance covered by VRH
- Robust ETO accrual with an optional annual cash out
- Onsite wellness initiatives including reimbursements
- Educational Reimbursement
Valley Regional is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Area of Interest: Nursing;
- Work Status: 48;
- Employment Type: Part time;
- Job ID: 3502
Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
