Certified Patient Care Assistant WIS Post Partum DS

Banner Health • Mesa, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is seeking a Certified Patient Care Assistant for its Post Partum Unit at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. The level III/IV Women’s Center provides care for mothers and babies from birth through discharge, including low-risk and complex obstetrical and neonatal cases. The 24-bed Couplet Care unit and Well Newborn Nursery use a team-based approach to meet patients’ physical and emotional needs, with bedside registered nurses, licensed nursing assistants, and certified lactation consultants.

The position provides routine patient care to promote comfort and support the patient’s overall plan of care. It includes collecting and documenting patient data, assisting with daily living needs, carrying out delegated procedures, and performing unit support and clerical functions. The role works under supervision and is responsible for an assigned unit in a fast-paced environment focused on customer service. The schedule is full-time, day shift, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekend rotations are required.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent working knowledge.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of practice for new hires and transfers.
• 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, human relations, and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, computer literacy, and keyboarding skills.
• Depending on department assignment, a minimum passing score of 85% on an ECG or EEG test, with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity.
• Depending on department assignment, successful completion of a unit-approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course, electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on-the-job training.

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, hygiene, mobility, and nutritional intake.
• Collect patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output, and other delegated measurements; document objective data and routine care, and assist with specimen transportation.
• Recognize and report changes or abnormalities in patient health and responses to treatment 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 assistance 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 related admission, transfer, discharge, progress-note, and consent documentation; scan or file reports and forms and keep charting forms and patient education materials accessible.
• Assist with ordering patient specimens and, where applicable, transcribe and process physician orders in the electronic medical record.
• Maintain office, dietary, and medical supplies; complete requisitions and reconcile deliveries.
• Monitor and track electronic equipment, including patient ID scanners and laptop computers, and ensure it is accounted for and working.
• Depending on assignment, assist with patient transportation, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care, and participate in operating room turnover.

Benefits

• Flat-rate $1/hour weekend shift differential.
• 18% night shift differential when applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED