Health Care Associate (HCA) — Intermediate 6W — St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

About the role

This is a collective bargaining unit position providing direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or designated health care professional.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic patient care to include, but not limited to, care and comfort, record vital signs, personal care and hygiene, and mobility, including unit based specialty duties.
• Acts as liaison between patient and nurse to report changes or concerns to nurse.
• Provides high level customer service to all patients, patient's family, visitors and all employees.
• Accurately, precisely, and timely documents when applicable for patient care.
• Uses professional, verbal and written communication skills at all times.
• Works directly with patients in various settings such as acute care, physician's office, home health/hospice, or long term care facility.

Requirements

• Recent experience in acute care, physician's office, home health/hospice, or long term care facility, with a preference for the setting in which they are applying.
• Ability to clearly communicate to other members of the healthcare team.
• Knowledge of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations (i.e. falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, environment of care).
• Infection prevention and transmission based precautions.
• Understanding of clerical duties and office based technology.
• Team dynamics.
• Patient data collection and documentation (i.e. vital signs, intake/output, change in patient condition).
• Basic hygiene and activities of daily living care.
• Feeding, hydration, and nutrition.
• Bowel and bladder elimination.
• Ambulation and patient mobility.
• Use of clinical technology.
• A compassionate, relationship-based approach in care activities.
• Accountability for completion of assigned tasks.
• Escalation of concerns via chain of command.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of nursing aide training program.
• Successful passing of STNA State Tested Nurse Aide (required if OH LTC).
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA).
• Nurses Aide state testing or completed a nursing program that had one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.
• One year of relevant experience in a clinical setting.

Skills

• Clear communication.
• Healthcare safety standards and regulations.
• Infection prevention and transmission based precautions.
• Clerical duties and office based technology.
• Patient data collection and documentation.
• Basic hygiene and activities of daily living care.
• Feeding, hydration, and nutrition.
• Bowel and bladder elimination.
• Ambulation and patient mobility.
• Use of clinical technology.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach in care activities.
• Accountability for completion of assigned tasks.
• Escalation of concerns via chain of command.

Benefits

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)

Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts

Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders

Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.