Patient Care Assistant III (A-CMA) - Nights

About the role

This position involves providing direct and indirect non-professional nursing care or outreach services in a clinic, hospital, institution, or home setting under nursing or medical supervision. Duties include taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, obtaining lab specimens, charting observations, escorting patients, and performing other related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Performs direct nursing tasks including taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living and hygiene needs, and obtaining certain lab specimens.
• Charts observations and activities, reporting pertinent changes in the patient's condition.
• Escorts patients to and from various destinations.
• Assists in maintaining and providing a clean, safe environment.
• Orders, receives and stores supplies and performs basic clerical functions.
• Participates in follow-up activities and tracking clients, schedules appointments, and performs other related tasks.
• Provides case finding and recruitment of at-risk persons for comprehensive health services.
• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.

Requirements

Education and experience required at this level consist of two years of experience in providing patient care. Knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies include knowledge of the English language, public health services, record keeping, interviewing, basic nursing practices, sanitation, medical terminology, and planning and organizing work assignments. Ability is required to record observations and activities, follow oral and written directions, establish and maintain effective working relationships, apply basic nursing techniques, monitor and direct the work of others, and judge a situation accurately and adopt an effective course of action. Candidates must possess sufficient proficiency in the English language to perform the essential functions of the position.

Qualifications

The Department of Veterans Affairs requires current certification in good standing by the Oklahoma State Department of Health as a (CNA) Certified Nursing Aide for Level I and II. Level III requires certification as a (CMA-A) Certified Medication Aide Advanced by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Skills

Physical requirements include being on feet most of 8 hours with two 15-minute breaks and one 30-minute break; walking, squatting, bending, and kneeling; accessing stairs; using hands and fingers to grip and hold; using arms for reaching and extending in a full range of motion in providing personal care, grooming, feeding tasks, and/or administering medication and treatments to patients; physically turning, positioning, ambulating, and transporting patients with mechanical lift (routine care) independently or with assistance; lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds without assistance; pushing or pulling (maneuvering) wheelchairs, geri chairs, carts, etc. weighing up to 500 pounds or 25 lbs. of force as measured by a Chatillon force gauge or similar device. In emergency situations, must transfer patients with 2, 3, or 4-person lift technique on level surface or stairs.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$25.00 USD per hour

Schedule

Nights