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 patient’s overall plan of care. The role includes ongoing patient data collection and documentation, along with unit support functions that help ensure efficient nursing-unit operations. The position works under supervision and is responsible for an assigned unit in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful, customer-focused environment.

The role is based in a 13-bed ICU caring for critically ill patients with medical and surgical conditions that include respiratory failure, aspiration pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, strokes, and cardiac concerns. The assistant works with patients, families, physicians, and staff throughout the facility, and may perform delegated procedures under a licensed professional’s supervision.

This is a full-time day-shift role with three 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 time as “18:00AM - 6:30PM.” A $1-per-hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night-shift differential when applicable are noted. The position is located at Banner - University Medical Center South in Tucson, Arizona.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent working knowledge.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification in the state of practice is required for new hires and transfers; in Tucson, current CNA certification is required for new hires.
• 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 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, including accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity, is required.
• Depending on department assignment, successful completion of a unit-approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course, electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on-the-job training is required.
• Employees in specified Banner behavioral-health settings serving children, and employees working for Banner Home Care AZ, must obtain and maintain an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card; an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire for the specified behavioral-health roles.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure in Arizona.
• 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 basic hygiene, mobility, and nutritional intake.
• Collect patient specimens and data, including vital signs, intake and output, and other delegated measurements, and document objective data and routine care.
• Assist with transportation of patient specimens.
• Recognize and report changes or abnormalities in patient health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional.
• Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
• Perform procedures and use equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, which may include blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring.
• Provide supplies, support, and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit-specific procedures under direct supervision.
• Perform receptionist and clerical duties, support communication and information flow, and help resolve customer problems or route them to the appropriate person.
• Maintain complete patient records, including admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms; ensure reports and chart forms are scanned or filed, labeled, and accessible.
• Maintain patient education materials and assist with ordering patient specimens.
• May transcribe and process physician orders using the electronic medical record.
• Maintain office, dietary, and medical supplies; complete requisitions and reconcile supply orders upon delivery.
• Monitor and track electronic equipment, such as patient ID scanners and laptop computers, and ensure it is accounted for and working.
• Depending on assignment, assist with transporting patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care, and participate in operating-room turnover.

Benefits

• Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
• $1-per-hour weekend shift differential.
• 18% night-shift differential when applicable.
• Opportunities for education, process and quality improvement, and inter-professional collaboration.

What This Job Offers

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