Certified Patient Care Assistant General Progressive Care Unit

About the role

The General PCU is a 60-bed Cardiac Progressive Care Unit catering to patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment. Typical patients include those recovering from surgery, stable cardiac conditions, respiratory illnesses requiring non-invasive ventilation, or those transitioning from the ICU.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional intake.
• Collections patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output, and other delegated measurements.
• Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care.
• Assists in the transportation of patient specimens.
• 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.
• Participates in the resolution of customer problems or collects necessary data and follows through to appropriate person for problem resolution.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ensures that all are accounted for and in working order.
• Participates in OR room turnover.
• 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.
• 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.
• Successful completion of either a unit approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course or electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on the job training is also required.

Qualifications

• 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 Arizona, the Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure is preferred.
• Recent healthcare experience preferred.
• Successful completion of an approved unit secretary program is preferred.

Skills

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Effective human relations and communication skills.
• Medical terminology knowledge.
• Computer literacy and keyboarding skills.
• Basic electrocardiogram interpretation skills.

Benefits

• Flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential.
• 18%-night shift differential when applicable.

Pay

Varies based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Varied shifts available, including day shifts from 7am-7:30pm and night shifts from 7pm-7:30am. Weekend and holiday rotations are required.