Certified Patient Care Assistant Float Pool

About the role

Banner University Medical Center is seeking a Certified Patient Care Assistant to join their Float Pool Unit. This position provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contributes to the overall patient plan of care.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility, and providing assistance with nutritional intake as needed.
• Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output, and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit/facility policy and standards of care.
• Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care.
• Affords assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health.
• Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
• Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice.
• Provides necessary supplies, support, and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.
• Maintains a complete patient record with admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms.
• Ensures that all reports and chart forms are scanned or filed into the patient’s record.
• Ensures that charting forms are labeled and accessible if they are needed.
• Maintains adequate supplies of frequently used, patient education materials.
• Assists in the ordering of patient specimens.
• May transcribe and process physician orders effectively using the electronic medical record.
• Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies and completes requisition forms when supplies need to be ordered.
• Reconciles supply order upon delivery.
• Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies and completes requisition forms when supplies need to be ordered.
• Reconciles supply order upon delivery.
• Monitors and tracks the use and whereabouts of electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and lap top computers.
• Ensures that all are accounted for and in working order.
• Participates in the resolution of customer problems or collects necessary data and follows through to appropriate person for problem resolution.
• Participates in OR room turnover.
• This position works under supervision and has responsibility for assigned unit only.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers.
• In Tucson: Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires.
• Existing Tucson incumbents may not transfer out of their geographical market without meeting the CNA requirement.
• Requires skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience; preferably in a hospital or physician office setting, or prior experience in customer service.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills, as well as effective human relations and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy and keyboarding skills is required.
• Must possess excellent organizational skills, as well as effective human relations and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy and keyboarding skills is required.
• Depending on department assignment, receive a minimum passing score of 85% on ECG or EEG test with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity is required.
• Successful completion of either a unit approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course or electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on the job training is also required.

Qualifications

• Recent acute care experience within the last year to be considered for this role; hospital experience is preferred.
• The ideal candidate will hold a current CNA/LNA license and have worked as a CNA/LNA within an acute care setting in the past year.
• The float pool offers minimal onboarding and training, so candidates must be confident in their nursing skills, highly adaptable, and able to quickly step into new environments with a high level of competence.
• The position requires weekend rotations, with a $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night shift differential when applicable.

Skills

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Effective human relations and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy and keyboarding skills.
• Ability to recognize and report abnormalities and changes in the patient's health status.
• Confidence in nursing skills and ability to adapt to new environments.

Benefits

• $3,000 Sign on bonus!
• Opportunity to float to multiple units across Banner University Medical Center, including Trauma Surgical ICU, Cardiovascular ICU, Neuro ICU, Medical-Surgical ICU, Neuro Trauma PCU, Cardiovascular PCU, Medical-Surgical units, Outpatient Observation Unit, PACU, Emergency Department, Women and Infant Services (WIS), Rehabilitation, and Behavioral Health.

Pay

• $12.00 - $14.00 per hour based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

• Part time day shift position working from 6am-6:30pm.
• Weekend rotations are required.