Patient Care Assistant - Ortho Full Time Nights

About the Role

Under direct supervision of a licensed nurse, the Patient Care Assistant performs a variety of routine duties involving care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients. Performs direct patient care. Observes and reports changes in the behavior and physical status of patients. Provides a clean and safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, oral and denture care, skin and nail care, bed making, and maintaining a clean environment)
• Promoting and maintaining mobility (ambulating, transferring, transporting, turning, positioning, lifting, and performing range of motion exercises)
• Assisting with nutrition and hydration (feeding and assisting patients with eating and drinking)
• Assisting with toileting and elimination (assisting with the use of bedpan/urinal/bedside commode, providing catheter care, and care of the incontinent patient)
• Performs data gathering and recognizes abnormal findings (measures and records vital signs, weight, oral intake, output including urine, emesis, and stool)

Requirements

• Education: None required
• Experience: None required (minimum experience for float pool assignments is six months)
• Certification/License/Registry: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required prior to performing patient care. TMH may provide BLS certification training on-site as part of clinical orientation as needed.
• Orientation: Availability required to complete Clinical Orientation on your first full week (Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm)

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of job-related experience preferred

Reports To

Registered Nurse (RN)/Nurse Manager and/or RN/Assistant Nurse Manager