Patient Support Assistant

Job Description Summary

Aid Registered Nurses in providing direct patient care on a designated nursing unit.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Performs and/or assists patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, eating, walking, etc.
• Maintains environmental cleanliness and safety of patient rooms, unit, and equipment.
• Assists patients, visitors, and nursing personnel in assigned unit and helps other departments as needed.
• Develops respectful and compassionate relationships with patients and families.
• Serves as a patient safety champion, promoting adherence to safety guidelines.
• May assist in telemetry cardiac monitoring, recognizing life-threatening arrhythmias, and communicating immediately to licensed clinicians.
• Acts as a transporter for the nursing unit assigned.
• Runs errands for patient care, including picking up or delivering items.

Additional Nursing Tasks

• Delegates nursing tasks to nursing assistants based on their capabilities and knowledge.
• Performs basic nursing care duties such as waived testing, specimen collection, EKGs, and dressing changes.
• Accurately collects and documents data such as height, weight, vital signs, intake and output.
• Uses portable technology for measurement and documentation of intake and output, vital signs, and point-of-care testing.
• Reports patient observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse.

Supporting Roles

• Assists hospital visitors and staff with information needs.
• Serves as a super user for nursing assistant information technology and/or preceptor for new nursing assistants.
• Maintains supplies and equipment necessary for patient care operations.
• Secures and handles appropriate supplies, medications, and lab specimens transported within the unit.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Ability to perform basic nursing tasks and use portable technology.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Age 16-18 with an applicable work permit may be considered.

Work Shift

Day shift, weekly hours as needed.

Department

Medical Unit 3

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Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. We do not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law.