Patient Care Associate, North Med Surge EOW

Patient Care Associate, 3 North Med Surge, 6p-6a, EOW, Holidays

Education:

High school graduation or equivalent required. Ability to read, use simple math skills, and write clearly and legibly.

Training and

Experience:

Previous experiences as a nursing assistant or in other patient-related positions desirable but not required.

Job Knowledge:
Ability to perform duties for direct and indirect patient care. Direct care duties include assisting the patient with personal hygiene needs and observing the patient’s condition, including vital signs, feeding, and elimination patterns. Indirect duties may include general housekeeping skills, ordering and maintenance of supplies, and simple computer entry ability.

Safety Sensitive: YES

• Performs direct and indirect patient care duties under the guidance and direction of the RN and LPN.
• Responsible for implementing components of the plan of care: basic human, mental, spiritual, and social needs; comfort and safety measures; activities of daily living; personal care needs; nutrition and fluid needs; and elimination needs.
• Indirect patient care includes cleaning occupied and unoccupied patient areas and maintaining a neat, hazard‑free environment.
• Follows infection control and safety guidelines.

Maintains good physical and emotional well-being. Requires lifting and moving patients, pushing carts, wheelchairs; lifting/pushing up to 50 pounds; bending; maneuvering throughout halls, stairways, patient rooms; visual and auditory skills; significant writing and computer entry; exposure to body fluids and cleansing agents; may require personal protective equipment.

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care