Patient Support Technician, Facility Resource Pool, FT, Nights

About the role

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. Perform routine assistive tasks to assist the Registered Nurse to meet basic patient needs as unlicensed assistive personnel. Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. Located at Baptist Facility, Baptist Hospital, Department Facility Resource Pool.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal hygiene: bathing, washing hair, brushing teeth and hair, washing hands.
• Assist patients with nutrition and feeding: assisting with feeding, drinking, setting up meal trays.
• Assist patients with ambulation: dangling, walking, walking with assistive device, implementing fall prevention measures under the direction of the registered nurse.
• Meet patients' elimination needs: assisting patient to get to bathroom, using bedside commode, bedpan, or urinal; accurately monitor inputs and outputs.
• Complete and document patient vital signs: assess blood pressure, pulse, temperature, heart rate, oxygenation via pulse ox or ETC02; report abnormal values to the registered nurse.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Completion of a Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Tech, Medical Assistant or Nursing Fundamentals course; High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience: Previous nursing assistant, medical assistant or related experience preferred; one year hospital clerical experience preferred.
• In lieu of formal education: Current or former CNA certification accepted in place of nursing assistant training verification; current or former CMA certification accepted in place of medical assistant training verification.
• Required certifications: Must successfully complete Prisma Health unit secretary course and training within 90 days of hire.

Schedule

Night shift (United States of America).