PATIENT CARE ASSIST II - RNICU

Sparrow•Lansing, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintains supplies and equipment necessary for efficient provision of services for department operation. Maintain clean and safe environment for patients and associates.

Requirements

None
Minimum 1 year of experience in a healthcare setting
High School Education or GED
Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate both verbal and written with patients, families, physicians, and other hospital associates.
Physically able to do lifting, moving, and transporting of patients and equipment.
Demonstrates ability to use a keyboard as may be required to perform the essential duties of the job.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing hearing screens on infants.
Experience with Isolette cleaning.

Responsibilities

Actively participates as a team member.
Maintains adequate level of supplies in RNICU to facilitate operations.
Regularly assesses equipment operation and takes appropriate corrective action when necessary.
Cleans and maintains equipment, supplies and environment to promote safe working conditions.
Maintains hospital standards by participating in training inservices, committees, etc.
Transports laboratory specimens and blood products.
Provides coverage for the main desk in RNICU as needed.
Assists with limited patient care related to hearing screens, discharge, and circumcision.
Performs additional duties as assigned.
Provides coverage for the main desks in RNICU, Peds, PICU and SCN as needed
Greets customers and offers assistance using AIDET.
Answers incoming telephone calls promptly and courteously, states greeting, name, unit and offer of assistance. Takes messages and delivers to appropriate Caregiver in a timely manner.
Maintains the patient's medical chart by insuring all forms are properly labeled and incorporates them into the chart in a timely, organized and accurate manner. Confirms each patient chart contains a signed consent for treatment. Completes and documents physician ordered consults timely and accurately.
Schedules ordered procedures, tests and associated preps, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Maintains the departmental records of admission, discharges, files, reports, schedules, etc.
Maintains the Pyxis patient label book.
Answers and screens patient call lights and forwards request to appropriate Caregiver, as delegated.
Creates/updates and distributes the RN assignment/phone list each shift.
Updates RN assignment board each shift.
Maintains unit copy/fax machines and printers with paper and toner.
Orders and maintains PAR levels of unit supplies and forms
Retrieves unit mail from the mail room daily, distributing the mail to Caregivers and Leadership as appropriate.
Communicates significant information regarding patient to appropriate health care team.
Identifies and trouble shoots technology failures and handles computer down time. Checks EPIC downtime PC daily. Completes daily checklist accordingly.
Transports patient specimens to laboratory as delegated.
Actively participates as a team member of assigned unit. Constructively addresses patient and team issues to insure quality patient care and a collaborative work environment.
Independently offers assistance to patient care team or other staff.
Demonstrates adaptability to change and flexibility in accepting various assignments.
Maintains a clean and orderly nurses station, personal work areas and storage area. Maintains and utilizes pneumatic tube station for clerical and clinical functions.
Remains on duty until relieved by next replacement or released by Charge RN.
Reports off to oncoming shift or Charge RN, verbally and or in written format.
Communicates breaks and absences from desk with Charge RN.
Acts as preceptor for new Caregivers as assigned.
Maintains hospital standards by participating in mandatory in-services and requirements.
Accepts assignments, as delegated by Manager, Unit Leadership or Charge RN.
Support unit lockdown by maintaining security code lists, answering phone and verifying entry to unit via camera and confirmed access code
Maintain visitor log.
Enter immunizations into MICR
Notify team of new admission
Maintain NewBaby system - tags, alarms, patient administration (registering, discharging)
Support scheduling of specialty treatments and consultations
Work with birth records department on infant registrations
Enter immunization into MICR
Maintain NewBaby system-tags, alarms, patient administration (registering, discharging)
Perform newborn hearing screens, as delegated.
Assist with circumcisions, as delegated
Maintains a clean and orderly nursing unit, empties trash and cleans equipment, provides all cleaning support to equipment and unit
Support unit lockdown by maintain security code list, answering phone and verifying entry to unit via camera and confirmed access code
Enter immunization into MICR
Maintain NewBaby system-tags, alarms, patient administration (registering, discharging)