Patient Care Associate - Med/Surg and Intermediate Care (36 Hours Rotating)

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists with activities of daily living such as hygiene, nutrition, elimination, mobility, comfort, and safety.
• Makes sure to monitor and document vital signs, patient weights, intake/output, and other data.
• Completes patient treatments as directed, and assists healthcare professionals with more complex treatments.
• Performs phlebotomy and EKG's, applies Holter monitors, and performs glucometry.
• Captures and labels specimens.
• Answers patient call lights and ensures their issues are resolved.
• Transports discharged patients.
• Participates in patient care rounds.
• Observes patients one-on-one as needed.
• Attends conferences and educational programs as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to read and write at level 8, as documented on "Invest," the hospital's Employee Learning Laboratory software.
• Good oral communication skills to ensure the accurate transfer of information, and strong interpersonal skills to facilitate courteous interaction with patients, visitors, and other hospital staff members.

Pay

Pay Range $20.00 - $26.92. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.