What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Support Assistant - Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Rotating position at Dartmouth Health?
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
This position is 3 x 12hr rotating shifts
Assists the interdisciplinary team in providing a well-supplied, safe, and clean inpatient unit that meets regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
- Acts as front line representative of unit. Interacts with families and visitors in the unit. Answers telephone calls and assists in the overall functioning of the unit. Communicates with other departments as needed.
- Coordinates with the Unit leader to ensure the unit meets regulatory, safety, and infection prevention standards, monitors and intervenes as necessary to maintain environment of care standards.
- Ensures the unit is well supplied and equipment is available and working.
- Utilizes support systems and resources to document patient status and flow.
- Maintains chart information that is up-to-date, organized, and in compliance with Health Information Services (HIS) requirements.
- Accesses secure medication locations limited to receiving and floor stock storage areas in order to manage the storage, handling, beyond use dating, and disposal of medications consistent with the Medication Storage and Handling Policy.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Qualifications
HS/GED strongly preferred but not required
Required Licensure/Certifications
- None
- Area of Interest: Allied Health
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.90 - 36 hrs/per week
- Shift: Rotating
- Job ID: 27194
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.
