Patient Care Associate (PRN)- Baton Rouge Rehab Hospital

About the role

Provides Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation services to all patients at a level consistent with BRRH mission, vision, and values. Works collaboratively with and under the direct supervision of a nurse to participate in the delivery of patient care for the improvement of quality of life for patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, feeding, personal hygiene, and ambulating.
• Reports changes in the patient's condition, in a timely and accurate manner, to the patient's primary nurse.
• Performs technical skills that incorporate the patient's plan of care and comfort measures given to patients.
• Assists with the initiation and removal of non-invasive monitoring equipment, as directed.
• Answers patient call lights, anticipates needs, and makes rounds to assigned patients.
• Assists with the collection and transport of specimens in accordance with the universal precaution policy.
• Retrieves medications from pharmacy in accordance with BRRH policy.
• Assists with the admission, discharge and transfer of patients to the unit.
• Participates in emergency response situations in accordance with BRRH Code Blue Policy.

Performance Standards

• Documents patient care accurately and appropriately in all assigned patient records.
• Continually gathers data to assist Nurse with developing plan of care.
• Obtains and documents complete vital signs of patients, including temperature, blood pressure, weight, respiration, and pulse.
• Documents intake and output as assigned.

Clerical or Unit Clerk Duties

• Receives and assists visitors to the unit in accordance with Everyday Excellence values.
• Affirms nursing unit and telephones are attended at all times.
• Stocks and maintains supplies in patient care area.

Safety, Environmental, and Infection Control Procedures

• Performs waste removal from all areas of the patient care unit.
• Actively participates in maintaining the cleanliness of the patient care environment and nursing station.
• Ensures patient safety by adhering to BRRH Safety Policy guidelines.
• Assists in patient transport.
• Fulfills BRRH policies and procedures related to the operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Assists with the preparation and return of instruments to decontamination for sterilization.
• Performs or assists others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.

Requirements

• Previous job experience preferred.
• Preferred Certified Nursing Assistant Certification or Basic EMT Certification or Military Medic experience or Nursing Student with completion of fundamental nursing clinical in RN program desired.
• CPR Certified.
• Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records without limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, medical records related to quality/data, patient financial information, patient billing 3rd party, patients related complaints, information related to patient location, and/or patient's religious beliefs.
• Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification, transporting patients, transporting medications and blood, and monitoring clinical alarms.