Certified Patient Care Assistant ICU

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Patient Care Assistant provides routine patient care to promote comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care. The role includes ongoing patient data collection and documentation, along with unit support functions that help the nursing department operate efficiently. The position works under supervision and is responsible for an assigned unit in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful, customer-focused environment, interacting with staff, patients, families, and physicians. The position is on a 13-bed ICU unit caring for critically ill patients with medical and surgical conditions, including respiratory failure, aspiration pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, stroke, and cardiac concerns. The role includes opportunities for education, process and quality improvement, and inter-professional collaboration. Staff are encouraged to participate in the Shared Leadership Council and contribute to patient experience and department and facility quality initiatives. This is a part-time day-shift position with two 12-hour shifts and no set schedule. Weekend rotations and rotating holidays are required, including one major and one minor holiday. The posting lists the shift as 18:00AM–6:30PM and offers a $1-per-hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night-shift differential when applicable. The work location is Banner – University Medical Center South, 2800 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, Arizona.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent working knowledge.
Current BLS certification.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) credential in the state of practice is required for new hires and transfers; Tucson new hires must meet this requirement.
Skills and abilities typically attained with one year of medical clerical experience, preferably in a hospital or physician office, or prior customer-service experience.
Excellent organizational skills and effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Working knowledge of medical terminology, computer literacy, and keyboarding skills.
Depending on department assignment, score at least 85% on an ECG or EEG test, accurately identifying all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity; successful completion of a unit-approved basic ECG or EEG interpretation course, or on-the-job training, is also required.
For employees in the specified Banner behavioral-health or home-care settings, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained; an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire where specified.

Nice To Haves

Arizona Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure.
Recent healthcare experience.
Successful completion of an approved unit secretary program.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene, mobility, and nutritional intake.
Collect patient specimens and delegated measurements, including vital signs and input/output; document objective data and routine patient care, and assist with specimen transportation.
Recognize and report changes or abnormalities in patient health status and treatment response to a licensed professional, and communicate patient status to other caregivers.
Perform delegated procedures and use equipment within demonstrated competencies and state scope of practice; procedures may include blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring.
Provide supplies and support for unit-specific procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.
Perform receptionist and clerical duties, support communication and information flow, and help resolve customer problems or route them to the appropriate person.
Maintain patient records and admission, transfer, and discharge information; file or scan reports and forms, maintain chart forms and patient education materials, assist with specimen orders, and process physician orders in the electronic medical record when needed.
Maintain office, dietary, and medical supplies; submit requisitions, reconcile deliveries, and monitor electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and laptop computers.
Depending on assignment, transport patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care, and participate in operating-room turnover.
Participate in weekend rotations and rotating holidays, including one major and one minor holiday.