Patient Care Assistant
US-AR-LITTLE ROCK
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 400892
Type: Night
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Overview: * Check-in with the outgoing patient care techs at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients. * Conduct hourly rounds on patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed. * Assist patients with ambulation as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall. Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside. * Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients. * Help the nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube, rectal tube, or catheter. You may be holding a cup of water, holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed, and cleaning up after. * Change bed linens, check patients' weight, and other tasks as assigned each day. Responsibilities: * Check-in with the outgoing patient care techs at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients. * Conduct hourly rounds on patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed. * Assist patients with ambulation as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall. Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside. * Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients. * Help the nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube, rectal tube, or catheter. You may be holding a cup of water, holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed, and cleaning up after. * Change bed linens, check patients' weight, and other tasks as assigned each day. Qualifications: * High school diploma or GED Required * One of the following criteria must be met: * Certified Nursing Assistant/EMT, or * Completion of "Fundamentals of Nursing" in an accredited RN or LPN Nursing Program, or * Minimum of 6 months of direct patient care in an acute care environment within the last 24 months, or * Completion of 2 week PCT Training program offered quarterly at CHI St Vincent, or * Verifiable Certified Patient Care Tech, CPCT, issued by American Allied Health * CPR Certification from the American Heart Association required within 30 days of hire While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more!
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