Patient Support Technician, Family Beginnings, Part-Time, Days

About the role

Perform routine assistive tasks to assist the Registered Nurse in meeting basic patient needs as unlicensed assistive personnel.

Responsibilities

• Assists patient with needs associated with personal hygiene, including bathing, washing hair, brushing teeth and hair, and washing hands.
• Assists patients with needs related to nutrition and feeding, including assisting with feeding, drinking, and setting up meal trays.
• Assists patients with needs related to ambulation, including dangling, walking, walking with assistive device, and implementing fall prevention measures under the direction of the registered nurse.
• Meets patients' needs related to elimination, including assisting patient with getting to the bathroom, using a bedside commode, using a bedpan, and/or using a urinal. Accurately monitors inputs and outputs.
• Accurately completes and documents patient vital signs, including assessing blood pressure, pulse, temperature, heart rate, and oxygenation via pulse ox or ETC02. Reports abnormal values to the registered nurse.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Completion of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) course or nursing fundamentals from accredited organization required.
• Previous CNA or CMA or related experience preferred.
• One year hospital clerical experience preferred.
• Current CPR Heartsaver required. Basic Life Support, Heartsaver certification or higher preferred.
• Must successfully complete PrismaHealth unit secretary course and training within 90 days of hire.

Team members employed in this job prior to July 1, 2020 are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements. In addition, team members must be certification eligible and will have one year to obtain required certification.

Schedule

Day shift