Patient Care Aide Certified, Marshall Medical Centers South, Days, PRN
About The Position
An ICU PCA assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care for the acute and chronically ill patients under the supervision and direction of the Registered Nurse. Marshall Medical Centers serves the residents of Marshall County and the surrounding area with two hospitals and eight outpatient locations. Marshall Medical Center South is a 150-bed hospital in Boaz, Alabama, and Marshall Medical Center North is a 90-bed facility in Guntersville. The Gary R. Gore Medical Complex houses outpatient clinics and a Cancer Care Center. Marshall Medical Centers has been named by the Joint Commission as a “Top Quality Performer”.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred
- After orientation must demonstrate competence in skills and knowledge required of the position of a patient care assistant
Responsibilities
- Bathing patients and personal hygiene, (ie. nailcare, mouthcare, and shampooing hair)
- Serve meal trays and feeding patients
- Turning and positioning
- Assisting patients with ambulation and transfer from bed to chair
- Collect specimens
- Measuring and recording I & O
- Assist with toileting
- Weighing patients
- Distributes ice
- Transporting patients on admission and discharge
- Performing EKGs (with completed competency)
- The ICU PCA provides basic nursing and personal care to patients under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
