Patient Care Assistant - Surgical Care

About Us

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care

The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs, and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

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, and 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).
• Performing data gathering and recognizing abnormal findings (measures and records vital signs, weight, oral intake, output including urine, emesis, and stool).

NOTE: Orientation requires your availability to complete Clinical Orientation on your first full week (Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm).

Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (required prior to performing patient care; TMH may provide on-site training as part of clinical orientation if needed).

Qualifications

• Required Education: None
• Required Experience: None (Minimum experience for float pool assignments is six (6) months).
• Preferred Experience: One (1) year of job-related experience.

Reports to: Registered Nurse (RN)/Nurse Manager and/or RN/Assistant Nurse Manager.