• Job Description

  Req#: NEONA007315

  As a Level III Regional Referral Center, Woman’s is part of a select group of hospitals in the nation who can provide quality care for the smallest and sickest babies. Our unit is designed to focus on intensive care, while encouraging family bonding. Our designation as a Level III Regional Referral Center means we have a neonatologist and anesthesiologist available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our caring team of neonatologists and specially trained nurses monitor the baby’s condition at all times by direct observation, and by using the latest specialized equipment and technology available. We also participate in the Vermont Oxford Quality Improvement Collaborative with 500 other NICUs across the country to keep abreast of the latest research and emerging practices that offer the best care for premature and critically ill babies.

  Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Previous experience in a patient-facing role is preferred.
  • Previous experience as a Nursing Assistant or Unit Secretary highly preferred.

  Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

  • Performs approved tasks delegated by RN.
  • Logs patient data for admits, discharges, and transfers. Performs order entry, materials management, work requisitions, and patient demographic functions of the Meditech computer system.
  • Assembles patient charts, enters patient demographics and orders lab work into the computer.
  • Applies monitor leads, temperature probes, and blood pressure cuffs correctly to infants. Performs measurement of infant axillary temperatures. Reports ISC/Air set temperature settings as directed by RNs.
  • Assists parents with removing from/placing infants in isolettes and cribs. Collects soiled linens/developmental care products. Maintains unit's supply of clean linen.
  • Performs and reports the following to RNs: feeding of infants, burps infants, measures feeding amounts, weighs infant's diapers and stools/void appropriately and correctly.
  • Performs infant baths. Weighs infant appropriately. Changes infant's diapers and applies ordered diaper creams/ointment as indicated.
  • Transports specimens, blood products, medications, messages and other items as requested by nurse, physician and others.
  • Maintains and cleans unit equipment as needed.
  • Discharges/transfers infants according to hospital policy.
  • Screens visitors prior to entry into the unit.
  • Maintains appropriate levels of all bedside supplies. Unpacks and stocks diapers, formula and other unit supplies.
  • Reports necessary information to RN staff as indicated. Accepts supervision from RN staff.
  • Perform other duties assigned by Department management according to policies and procedures and the mission of Woman's Hospital.

  Hours

  Days (6:30am to 7pm); Three 12-hour shifts per week with weekend and holiday requirements.

  Nights (6:30pm to 7am); Three 12-hour shifts per week with weekend and holiday requirements.

  A Work Experience with Purpose

  Woman’s is one of the largest specialty hospitals for women and infants in the United States. We are recognized throughout the country for our innovative programs and we pride ourselves in surpassing the expectations of those we serve. Providing exceptional patient care and creating exceptional patient experiences are at the center of what we do at Woman’s. Our team consistently exceeds state and national benchmarks for patient satisfaction.

  Our employees, organizational culture, mission, vision, values, and benefits make Woman’s a best place to work. In fact, for the 16th year in a row, Woman’s has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Modern Healthcare – making us the only healthcare organization to earn the distinction every year since the program’s inception. We are proud of the level of care our staff provides to our patients and each other.

  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Woman’s Hospital. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

• About the company

  Our private, not-for-profit organization is one of the largest women’s specialty hospitals in the United States and is recognized throughout the country for its innovative programs for women and their families.

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