Patient Support Assistant - Medical Unit 1

Job Description Summary

Aid registered nurses in providing direct patient care on a designated nursing unit.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Perform and 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.
• Create an ideal patient experience through respectful and compassionate relationships with patients and families.
• Serve as a patient safety champion, ensuring adherence to safety guidelines.
• Assist in telemetry cardiac monitoring, recognizing life-threatening arrhythmias, and communicating immediately to licensed clinicians.
• Act as a transporter for the nursing unit assigned.
• Run errands for patient care.

Additional Nursing Tasks

• Perform delegable nursing tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse.
• Accurately collect and record data such as height, weight, vital signs, intake and output.
• Use portable technology 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 and flowchart documentation.
• Serve as a super user for nursing assistant information technology 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/to and within the unit.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School or GED equivalent.
• Valid work permit for 16- and 17-year-olds.
• Enrollment in high school for 18-year-olds.

Department

Medical Unit 1

Work Shift

Night

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

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.