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Bon Secours Mercy Health - Urbana, OH
posted 20 days ago
About the position
At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. The position provides direct patient care under the guidance of the Registered Nurse or designated health care professional in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and within the policies, procedures, guidelines of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This is a full-time position with day shifts.
Responsibilities
- Provides basic patient care including care and comfort, recording vital signs, personal care and hygiene, and mobility.
- Acts as a liaison between patient and nurse to report changes or concerns to the nurse.
- Provides high level customer service to all patients, patient's family, visitors, and all employees.
- Provides accurate, precise, timely documentation when applicable for patient care.
- Uses professional, verbal and written communication skills at all times.
Requirements
- High School/GED (required).
- Nursing Student with First Clinical Rotation complete OR state testing complete (required).
- Successful completion of a PCT Training program.
- Ability to clearly communicate to other members of the healthcare team.
- Ability to understand and follow directions of healthcare team.
- Knowledge of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations (i.e. falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, environment of care).
- Infection prevention and transmission based precautions.
- Understanding of clerical duties and office based technology.
- Team dynamics.
- Patient data collection and documentation (i.e. vital signs, intake/output, change in patient condition).
- Basic hygiene and activities of daily living care.
- Feeding, hydration, and nutrition.
- Bowel and bladder elimination.
- Ambulation and patient mobility.
- Use of clinical technology.
- Compassionate, relationship based approach in care activities.
- Accountability for completion of assigned tasks.
- Escalation of concerns via chain of command.
Nice-to-haves
- Preference for recent experience in acute care and/or long term care facility.
- BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (preferred).
Benefits
- Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance w/AD&D
- Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance
- And much more
