Patient Care Companion - Night Shift Part Time

Scheduled Hours

Part Time;
Night Shift 6:30 pm to 7:00 am including rotating every third weekend and rotating holidays.

High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Current CPR.

• Good communication skills.
• Courteous and professional interpersonal skills.
• Highly compassionate.
• Basic reading skills.

• Ensures a secure and safe environment by maintaining a continued awareness of safety hazards and observation of the patient.
• Never leaves assigned patient unattended, ensures that patient is continuously monitored before leaving room, i.e. breaks, end of shift, to accompany patient on transport.
• Follows established policies and procedures for precautions, i.e. suicide, seizure, falls, elopement, restraining, provides restraint alternatives when appropriate; i.e. diversional activities.
• Follows established policies and procedures for emergency plans and codes.
• Accompanies assigned patient at all times, i.e. walks in the hallway to various ancillary departments, bathroom, shower, etc.
• Provides general patient care duties that are specific to the patient(s) served as directed by the registered nurse.
• Provides am or pm care to include making occupied or unoccupied bed, bed bath, oral and denture care, shave, back rub, and skin care.
• Assists patient with ordered activity, i.e. ambulation, getting up to chair and back to bed, positioning, etc.
• Assists with toileting needs of the patient including care of the incontinent patient and proper diaper usage; demonstrates awareness of patients with high risk of skin breakdown.
• Ensures special patient supplies and appliances are provided and maintained such as TED hose, sequential compression devices, K-pads, cooling mattresses, etc.
• When assigned to general floor duty, responds to call lights and communicates all patient requests in a timely manner to the registered nurse.
• Performs tasks related to meeting the nutritional needs of the patient.
• Provides proper tray set‑up and patient positioning with consideration to special needs.
• Assists patient in menu selection.
• Provides accurate information to registered nurse for intake/output.
• When assigned to general floor duty, assists in tray distribution and passing of waters/juices as directed by registered nurse; pick‑up trays of patients who are not on intake/output or caloric monitoring.
• Reviews dietary order and tray to ensure the patient is receiving the proper diet, communicates need for reordering to the registered nurse.
• Assists patient with meals, feeding if needed.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Communicates with patients, families, and other health professionals in a positive and respectful manner.
• Supports patient/family teaching by working with all members of the health care team and seeks out the registered nurse when clinical information is requested, notifies the RN when family questions arise.
• Documents patient information on Treatment Flowsheet (safety, cares and activity).
• Communicates patient needs and observed changes in assigned patients’ behavior to RN caring for patient.
• Communicates a verbal change of shift report on assigned patients to RN caring for patient and oncoming Patient Care Companion.
• Acts as a patient/family advocate by providing comfort, assistance, and information as appropriate, assists in the orientation of the patient and family to the environment.
• Demonstrates awareness of the patient’s plan of care, i.e. activity, diet, diversional needs, family and social issues.
• Demonstrates ability to respond to emergency situations.
• Maintains and develops technical skills by attending mandatory yearly in‑services.
• Practices within the policies and procedures of infection control by properly disposing of contaminated materials and utilizing proper attire when in direct contact with the patient in isolation.

• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to patient‑focused care.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with established time constraints and in difficult situations.
• May be exposed to hazardous materials and life‑threatening diseases.
• Ability to perform lifting/transfer…