Patient Care Associate: Medical/Surgical Hospitalist E4 16hrs/week NIGHTS

Department/Unit: Medical/Surgical Hospitalist - E4
Work Shift: Night

Pay

Salary Range: $43,599.00 - $56,679.00

Responsibilities

• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient’s health or situation, including vital signs, height and weight, and food and fluid intake and output. Reports abnormal findings to the RN and patient care team.
• Participates in care planning and the nursing report process.
• Incorporates patient/family rights to participate in decision making about their care.
• Utilizes standardized techniques for keeping patients and families informed.
• Provides personal care to patients including bathing, oral care, and skin care.
• Assists the patient with eating and hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting.
• Incorporates safe patient handling into basic restorative care such as ambulation, range of motion, and use of assistive and prosthetic devices.
• Employs strategies to promote a clean, orderly, and safe environment.
• Demonstrates standard and transmission-based precautions and infection control techniques.
• Provides details related to patient progress toward the achievement of goals and outcomes to the RN.
• Documents all care in the patient record.
• Performs point of care testing such as whole blood glucose.
• Turns, positions, and/or mobilizes patients.
• Assists with caring for the needs of assigned patients with a focus on progress toward discharge, including during transitions within the acute care stay.
• Performs technical procedures such as blood draw and electrocardiography.
• Promotes the availability of resources for patient care through collaboration with Material's Coordinators for use, stocking, and storage of supplies.
• Participates in the creation and maintenance of a clean, orderly, and safe environment of care.
• May provide the service of activity companion for patients requiring 1:1 observation.
• Assists in the delivery of patient care provided by the caregiving team and assures that competent, compassionate patient care is uniformly provided to customers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. or equivalent (required).
• Less than 1 year experience in a health care setting or completion of certified nurse assistant course (preferred).
• Experience as a paramedic or emergency technician (preferred).
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology (medium proficiency).
• Honest, punctual, and performs the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct.
• Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively with patients, family members, employees, and others.

Physical Demands

• Standing: Constantly
• Walking: Constantly
• Sitting: Rarely
• Lifting: Frequently
• Carrying: Frequently
• Pushing: Occasionally
• Pulling: Occasionally
• Climbing: Occasionally
• Balancing: Occasionally
• Stooping: Frequently
• Kneeling: Frequently
• Crouching: Frequently
• Crawling: Occasionally
• Reaching: Frequently
• Handling: Frequently
• Grasping: Frequently
• Feeling: Constantly
• Talking: Constantly
• Hearing: Constantly
• Repetitive Motions: Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Constantly