Patient Support Assistant

Job Description Summary

Aid a Registered Nurse in providing direct patient care to multiple patients on a designated nursing unit.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Perform and/or assist patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, eating, walking, etc.
• Maintain environmental cleanliness and safety of patient rooms, unit, and equipment.
• Provide assistance to patients, visitors, and nursing personnel in assigned unit and maintain flexibility to help other departments with patient care as needed.
• Develop respectful and compassionate relationships with patients and families.
• Serve as a patient safety champion, encouraging safety guidelines among all care providers.
• Assist in telemetry cardiac monitoring, recognizing life-threatening arrhythmias, and communicate immediately to available licensed clinicians.
• Act as a transporter for the nursing unit assigned.
• Run errands for patient care, either picking up or delivering items.

Additional Nursing Tasks

• Delegable nursing tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse, including tasks that can be performed without requiring judgment.
• Perform basic nursing care duties as directed by the RN, such as: waived testing (fingerstick glucose, urine dipstick, occult fecal L), non-sterile specimen collection, nasogastric tube care, 1 2 lead EKG, and simple clean non-sterile dressing changes.
• Accurately collect and record data such as height, weight, vital signs, intake and output, etc., on the appropriate documentation form.
• Use portable technology, handheld wireless devices for measurement and documentation of intake and output, vital signs, and point-of-care testing.
• Report patient observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse.

Supporting Roles

• Assist hospital visitors and staff with information needs.
• Utilize wireless devices and technology for coordination of healthcare, such as scheduling, flowchart documentation, and nutrition service ordering.
• Serve as a super user for nursing assistant information technology and/or preceptor for new nursing assistants.
• Maintain supplies and equipment necessary for patient care operations.
• Secure and handle appropriate supplies, medications, and lab specimens transported from/into and within the unit.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School or GED equivalent.
• Individuals aged 16-17 without a high school diploma or GED must have a valid work permit.
• Individuals aged 18 enrolled in high school do not need a high school diploma/GED/work permit to be considered.

Department

Med Surg Unit 1

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does 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.