Patient Care Associate 2, Emergency Room, Full Time, Day Shift, Jackson South M.C.

Responsibilities

• Uses a systematic process to provide/modify care and patient/family education.
• Assists health care team with advanced procedure; prepares supplies equipment; provides patient/family support, assists in positioning patients, sets up/or remove equipment etc.
• Performs a variety of tasks associated with generalized patient care (vital signs, feeding, mobility, IV lines, drainage, personal hygiene: bath, dressing, bed making/linen changes etc.).
• Utilizes specialized equipment as needed when providing patient care (spirometer, restraints etc.).
• Cleans clinic area he/she is assigned to after patients treatment is finished at the end of day according to departmental procedures.
• Takes and picks up food orders for patient's kitchen evaluation.
• Aids in the discharge process according to JHS policies under supervision.
• Makes daily rounds of assigned work area and initiates work orders for repair as needed and communicates action to appropriate health care team members.
• Maintains supplies and equipment for patient floor: inventories, orders, stocks, rotates, charges for both supplies and equipment.
• Aids in office duties as needed, i.e. answering phone, taking messages.
• Fulfills all related unit specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit specific competency check-list.
• Utilizes job and unit specific equipment as required.
• May respond to medical and other emergency and non-emergency calls, assists the paramedic in providing emergency medical treatment and triage as necessary, and assists in loading patient and provides transportation of patient to a medical facility.
• May prepare patient for procedure, sterile equipment and assist procedure under medical team's direction.

Requirements

• Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience.
• High School diploma is required.
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.
• Must meet and maintain current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by the clinical area.

Qualifications

• Effective 4/25/2024, ONE of the following is required:
• A. Proof of completion of school training program for patient care technician AND proof of phlebotomy training
• B. FL Licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) AND proof of phlebotomy training
• C. Proof of completion of school training program for Medical Assisting (Phlebotomy is included in training)
• D. FL Licensure as EMT (Phlebotomy is included in training)

Skills

• Knowledge and skill in use of job appropriate technology and software applications.

Benefits

• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in the job posting.