Patient Support Associate - 24 Hours, Days, Staffing Resources

About the role

We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work, providing exceptional care to each patient each and every day! The Patient Support Associate provides safe and appropriate non-skilled therapeutic interventions as assigned. Tasks focus on patient supervision to ensure patient safety, transport of patients in preparation for treatment, obtaining/preparing equipment necessary for patient care and maintaining a clean environment. The Patient Support Associate may also perform other clerical duties within the staffing office as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assists in lifting, transporting, turning, guarding and overall patient handling utilizing proper body mechanics and safety awareness.
• Provides observation and direct assistance with patient activities as assigned under direction of licensed nurse.
• Demonstrates competency in utilizing patient related equipment as directed.
• Observes and reports changes in patient condition to appropriate team members.
• Provides set up and or feed assistance during mealtimes.
• Assists with maintaining the orderliness and cleanliness of unit areas.
• Documents assigned tasks accurately and in a timely manner using appropriate formats.
• Orders patient equipment/supplies as directed.
• Obtains, organizes and cleans equipment and supplies as directed.
• Monitors available stock and maintains neat, orderly storage of equipment/supplies on the unit as assigned.
• Provides set-up and clean‑up of treatment areas (i.e. pillows, linens, mats, treatment tables, etc.).
• Performs miscellaneous clerical and staffing office duties as needed.
• Prioritizes tasks in order to complete assignments seeking supervisory guidance as needed.

Requirements

Required: Ability to work independently; Ability to read, write and understand directions in English; Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Preferred: One year work experience with special needs population; Basic computer knowledge; CPI or Safety Care.

Physical Demands: Ability to tolerate up to four hours of consecutive work; endurance for up to one and one‑half hour periods of constant sitting and one‑hour periods of independent mobility; ability to safely transfer patients and provide contact guarding or hands‑on assistance; ability to lift or carry objects up to 10 lb continuously, to 20 lb frequently, and up to 40 lb frequently for patient transfers and bed mobility; ability to push/pull up to 50 lb frequently throughout the day for patient transport and mobility activities; frequent need to initiate body positional changes to access equipment from high and low areas and while providing treatment interventions; functional fine and gross motor skills and upper extremity sensation needed; intact vision needed for observation of patient's non‑verbal responses and skin assessment; must be able to initiate and interpret communication with patient and others.

Cognitive Demands: Job requires application of previously acquired knowledge; flexibility of thought, reasoning, organizational skills and ability to act in new or unfamiliar situations; selective attention and concentration necessary to complete tasks; basic formulation, content, syntax and spelling to complete tasks; only simple sentence or very short paragraph expression necessary; spontaneous communication and ability to receive and convey messages; ability to comprehend lengthy messages or paragraphs and to follow multistage and three‑step commands; ability to add and subtract two‑digit numbers; multiply and divide 10’s and 100’s by 2, 3, 4, and 5; perform basic arithmetic operations.

Work Demands: Work primarily indoors, only occasionally outdoors; work around and with others continuously; task fluctuation on schedule frequent and unpredictable due to census and patient‑specific needs; work frequently carried out in a noisy and somewhat crowded setting; exposure to body fluids, contagious disease and blood‑borne pathogens; occasional exposure to particles, chemicals, electrical, and/or thermal agents that could cause eye, nose or skin irritation (e.g., those used