Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. Up to $5,000 Sign-on Bonus Shift: days, evenings, nights, variable shift, depends on availability) Work Location: UHealth Tower – University Miami Hospital This is an onsite position. Not remote. Provides for patients’ personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves, and assisting with showers. Assists with meals and feeds patients, ambulates, turns, and positions patients, and provides fresh water and nourishment between meals. Administers enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, therapeutic and sitz baths, and applies restraints. Performs sugar and acetone urine testing, specimen collection, and post-mortem care. Answers patients’ call lights and requests promptly. Maintains a safe and attractive environment for patients and staff and transports patients and equipment. Reports patient conditions to the assigned nurse to ensure professional assessment. Measures and records food and liquid intake, output, checks, and records vital signs. Provides patient help with walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed. Performs minor physical therapy routines and turning in bed to prevent bedsores. May collect urine samples, attach EKG leads and remove catheters. Assembles, monitors, and discontinues feeding of intravenous nutrition. Assists lower level certified nursing assistants. Adheres to University and unit-level policies, procedures, and safeguards University assets. Unit Secretary Duties: Creates a calm, business like atmosphere that promotes productivity. Consistently supports the philosophy of service excellence of the organization. Maintains a clean, safe and functional work area in the Nursing Station. Greets all customers when entering the unit, handles their inquiries, and directs them to the appropriate person and/or area. Consistently initiates a positive communication with the patients, family members, nurses and physicians in a courteous manner. Greets Visitors and callers, using a calm and friendly approach when communicating with others. Answers the telephone before the fourth ring. Takes messages, answers routine questions, and transfers call to appropriate areas and individuals. Uses telephone etiquette standards 100%, using hospital designated scripting. Maintains the patient's chart in appropriate order. Initiates and assembles admission chart within 15 minutes of patients' arrival to the unit. Prepares patient Welcome Packets and Folders for each patient. Complete Clean Room Checklist for every room prior to patient arrival. Assures that all pertinent information and forms are sent to the receiving unit when patients are transferred. Records and delivers messages. Maintains appropriate logs. Ensure appropriate resources, equipment and supplies are available. Utilizes universal precautions and environmental safety guidelines. Comply with established measures for infection control, OSHA and AHCA regulations and risk management. Utilizes time constructively and in an organized manner to accomplish assigned responsibilities. Follow facility, departmental and personnel policies and procedures. Comply with the employee Code of Ethics and Standards of Behavior. Attend mandatory educational programs and annual in-services. Preform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor. Remote Video Monitor Technician Duties: Ensures complete visualization of the patient via remote monitoring equipment. Notifies RN or Charge RN of changes in patient status observed on Central Station. Obtains hand-off communication via the RN regarding ambulation limitations and course of action for redirection of patient if needed. Obtains verbal report from the patient’s nurse to include information regarding the patient’s identified care needs, reason for observation, visual, auditory, or language barriers as well as any special considerations such as bed alarms, and speaker checks. Immediately reports defective equipment failure to Charge Nurse and begins downtime procedure. Documents observations and disperses team communication in an appropriate and timely manner. Completes required observation documentation at established interval. Obtains shift-to-shift hand-off report from previous shift. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. CORE QUALIFICATIONS Education: High school diploma or equivalent Certification and Licensing: Certified Nursing Assistant license Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail. Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines. Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion. Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary. Commitment to the University’s core values. Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment. Proficiency in computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office) The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff Pay Grade: U5 The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. Transforming lives With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University is committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to add value. Through values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity, and Teamwork (DIRECCT) the U community works together to create an environment driven by purpose, excellence, community, and service.