Patient care Assistant, Acute Care - PT (16 hrs/week, Evenings) - Easton Campus
About The Position
St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. The Patient Care Assistant is responsible for providing patient care. The Patient Care Assistant participates in data collection, planning and implementation of patient care.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Basic computer skills required
- Obtain BLS certification within sixty (60) days of employment or transfer to position
Nice To Haves
- Health care specialty training preferred
- Attend St. Luke’s University Health Network APC and MT courses or evidence of previous training determined through competency testing
Responsibilities
- Performs vital signs
- Performs intake and output measurements
- Performs EKGs
- Performs glucometry
- Performs phlebotomy
- Performs specimen collection
- Performs documentation for all assigned responsibilities
- Follows treatment plan as directed by licensed personnel
- Performs necessary functions to ensure patient comfort and satisfaction with service
- Performs patient mobilization using appropriate and proper body mechanics and assistive device
- Accepts responsibility for providing safe, appropriate, quality patient care
- Communicates changes in patients’ conditions and unit concerns with the unit based team
- Restocks unit supplies as needed
- Performs equipment checks and unit specific maintenance duties as appropriate to unit
- Takes active role in unit based performance improvement
- Maintains awareness of unit budget
- Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs as well as timely completion of competencies
- Assists in orienting and educating new staff
- Must be able to float as needed per unit and hospital policy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
