Certified Patient Care Assistant Nights

Banner Health • Lawrenceville, IL

4d • $18 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Patient Care Assistant provides routine patient care to promote comfort and contribute to each patient’s plan of care. The role collects and documents ongoing patient data and performs unit-support functions that help maintain efficient nursing-unit operations. In the MOT (Medical, Oncology, Telemetry) Unit at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado, the assistant works under supervision in a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on customer service, interacting with patients, families, physicians, and facility staff.

This is a full-time night-shift position scheduled for 36 hours per week across three 12-hour shifts, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Weekend rotations are required. The posting offers a $1,500 hire-on incentive, subject to eligibility criteria provided by the recruiter, and weekend shift differentials of $1.50 per hour and, when applicable, $5.00 per hour.

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 passing score of at least 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.
• Weekend rotations are required.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including basic hygiene, mobility, and nutritional intake.
• Collect patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input and 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; communicate patient status accurately to other caregivers.
• Perform procedures and use equipment as delegated by a licensed professional and within demonstrated competencies and state scope of practice. Procedures may include blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring.
• Provide supplies, support, and assistance to medical staff and patients during unit-specific procedures under direct supervision of a licensed professional.
• Perform receptionist and clerical duties, support communication and information flow, and help resolve customer problems or direct them to the appropriate person.
• Maintain complete patient records, including admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, consent forms, and scanned or filed reports and chart forms; keep charting forms and patient education materials available.
• Assist with ordering patient specimens and, where applicable, transcribe and process physician orders using the electronic medical record.
• Maintain office, dietary, and medical supplies; complete requisitions, reconcile deliveries, and track 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.

Benefits

• $1,500 hire-on incentive available, subject to eligibility criteria.
• Weekend shift differential of $1.50 per hour and, when applicable, $5.00 per hour.

What This Job Offers

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