A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Perform nursing services in the care and treatment of patients, provides direct patient care and assists in the maintenance of a safe environment that supports patient care needs in an ambulatory care setting.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibiltiies:

Observation/Monitoring:

• Obtains vital signs, temperature, height, weight, oxygen saturation and pain scores; reports abnormal values to RN. Obtains other measurements, i.e. head circumference, abdominal girth, per unit standard.
• Utilizes palpation/auscuitation and doppler to determine heart rate and blood pressure.
• Observes, monitors, and reports the overt physical condition of assigned patient(s).
• Measures and records intake and output, if needed.
• Assists physician/provider during diagnostic procedures; assists and supports patient before and during procedures, assists in specimen collection.

Specimen Collection:

• Performs point-of-care testing, maintains and calibrates equipment and supplies.
• Collects specimens, including urine, stool, sputum and swabs, and performs urine determination including sugar, acetone, specific gravity protein, pH.
• Performs finger/heel stick blood collection and chemstick test.
• Transports blood and laboratory specimens.

Intravenous Lines

• Discontinues peripheral IVs.

Patient ADLs

• Accompanies, escorts, assists patients as needed.
• Provides patient nourishment by performing such duties as passing and collecting trays, providing snacks/beverages, assists with ordering meals/snacks, feeds patients.

Environment

• Stocks supplies and equipment in patient care spaces.
• Transports materials, supplies, medications, specimens, patient belongings, equipment and medical records.
• Cleans and maintains inventory and outdates of equipment and supplies in patient care spaces.
• Cleans assigned equipment and areas of work.
• Obtains, opens and arranges sterile instruments and supplies for specific procedures.
• Cleans, packs, sterilizes and stores instruments.
• Checks emergency equipment.

Will complete any additional duties as needed.

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent;
• Demonstrates active listening, written verbal and information technology skills;
• Communicates effectively and respectfully;
• Adheres to high standards of personal and professional conduct;
• Exceptional attendance.

• Completion of two years of nursing school course work including applicable clinical experience for the position.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated time management skills.
• Previous patient care experience or relevant skills.
• No lifting restrictions.
• Familiarity with UMHS policies and procedures.

• Days/evenings/weekends - approximately 8-36 hrs/week
• Able to work intermittently throughout the year during breaks and holidays

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.