Patient Support Assistant- Med Surg Unit

Job Description Summary

We assist Registered Nurses in providing direct patient care on a designated nursing unit. Our duties include performing and assisting with activities of daily living, maintaining cleanliness, assisting patients and visitors, and performing delegable nursing tasks.

Responsibilities And Duties

• 40% - Performs and/or assists with activities of daily living, maintains environmental cleanliness, assists patients, visitors, and nursing personnel, develops respectful and compassionate relationships, serves as a patient safety champion, assists in telemetry cardiac monitoring, and runs errands.

• 40% - Performs delegable nursing tasks, collects data, documents vital signs and intake/output, uses portable technology for measurement and documentation, reports patient observations, and assists with non-sterile specimen collection and nasogastric tube care.

• 20% - Assists hospital visitors and staff, coordinates healthcare information, utilizes wireless devices, serves as a super user for IT, and maintains supplies and equipment.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School or GED

• BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association

• CPR certified

• Basic PC skills for managing patient information and EMR

Work Shift

Night

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Department

Med Surg Unit 1

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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 based on 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.