Patient Care Associate 2, Pediatric ICU, Holtz Children's Hospital, FT, Nights

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 duties include but not limited to responding to medical and other emergency and non-emergency calls, assisting the paramedic in providing emergency medical treatment and triage as necessary, and assisting in loading patient and providing transportation of patient to a medical facility.
• Prepares patient for procedure, sterile equipment and assist procedure under medical team's direction.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• 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.

Benefits

• 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)

Pay

• Not specified

Schedule

• Full-Time, Nights (3/3)