Patient Care Associate - Inpatient Rehab

Job Requirements

We are hiring a Patient Care Associate to join our Inpatient Rehab team at Spartanburg Mary Black! Full-Time; 7am to 7pm

Basic Computer Skills

• Assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, timely and courteous manner
• Performs personal hygiene care with respect to privacy, dignity and needs of the patient
• Offers back rubs, prepares for meal times and sleep hours
• Delivers meals/snacks and water in a timely manner
• Performs vital signs, weights/heights, intakes and outputs with accuracy and within established time frame and/or as requested
• Documents written and verbal communication, which is timely and effective, communicates changes in patient status, actual and potential needs of patient/families/visitors to registered nurse
• Provides care relative to the age-specific needs of the patient on the unit by demonstrating knowledge of the principles of growth and development

Communication and Documentation

• Knowledgeable in use of and response to Code Alert/ Facility Alerts
• Identifies areas for improvement and seeks ways to work on self-defined weaknesses
• Remains committed to unit, department and division goals
• Attends continuing education classes for improvement offered at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
• Reports risk management concerns to appropriate person
• Adheres to proper chain of command

Unit Activities

• Bathing
• Shower
• Bed Personal Hygiene
• Incontinent Care
• Mouth Care
• Nail Care
• Bed Making
• Care of Dentures
• Hair Care
• Personal Care
• Back rubs
• Call lights within reach
• Side rails up/bed low position
• Anticipates needs
• Prepares patients for meals
• Delivers and collects meal trays
• Assists with feedings
• Provides fresh water and nourishments
• Puts supplies away
• Keeps refrigerator clean and organized and ensures all contents are within current date of use
• Straights, tidies and organizes clean/dirty utility rooms
• Performs other activities as assigned

Special Procedures

• Applies, removes and records as directed non-sterile heat and cold therapy
• Auxists with admissions, discharges, transferring and placing patients
• Empty drainage devices
• Foley bags
• Ostomy bags
• Oral/NG suction catheter
• Records and advises nurse of findings
• Collects as directed and records routine non-sterile specimens
• Urine
• Feces
• Sputum
• Performs and records peri and Foley catheter care as directed
• Measures and records PO intake and output
• Takes and records height and weight as directed
• Performs as directed turning, positioning, coughing and deep breathing patients
• With proven competency, performs other functions for particular specialty areas (enemas, placement of monitoring leads, documentation)