Job Details

In MedSurg 9 Quarterback at Main Campus Quarterback Tower

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Evening Night Shift, 3-12 hour shifts (Sunday-Saturday).

Summary:
Works under the supervision of RNs and LPNs to provide assistive care and communication for patients, team members, professional, and technical staff, and visitors.

Other information:

• Candidate must have at least one of the following:
• Six months of patient care experience within the last two years.
• Enrolled in a medical related college program and in clinical rotation.
• CNA,CMA, PCT or EMT certification.

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Basic Life Support

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* High School Diploma Graduate or Equivalent

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:

Nonessential:
* 1 Year job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Patient Care Support or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
    - Certified Nursing Assistant
    - Certified Medical Assistant AAMA
    - Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
    - Certified Medical Assistant ARMA
    - Certified Patient Care Technician
    - Certified Emergency Medical Technician ADPH

9 Quarterback is an 18 bed unit that provides nursing care to pre-operative and post-operative pediatric patients ages birth to young adults. This range in age creates a unit which offers exposure to great diversity in terms of age and developmental stages of patients, as well as diversity in surgical diagnosis and procedures.  It is a challenging backdrop for those nurses with experience, as well as for those new graduates seeking to develop a strong and varied knowledge base in pediatric surgical nursing.

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