Patient Care Assistant - CSO Dept - Part Time - Evenings

Parkland Health • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

Interested in a career with both meaning and growth? Whether your abilities are in direct patient care or one of the many other areas of healthcare administration and support, everyone at Parkland works together to fulfill our mission: the health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to our care. By joining Parkland, you become part of a diverse healthcare legacy that's served our community for more than 125 years. Put your skills to work with us, seek opportunities to learn and join a talented team where patient care is more than a job. It's our passion.

Requirements

• Must have completed or currently hold one of the following: Certified nurse aide registry, Medical assistant certificate, Formal nurse aide course, Graduate or currently enrolled in an accredited nursing school with proper documentation of basic fundamentals of nursing, Parkland's job specific training program.
• Must have a current Heartsaver CPR course completion card within 90 days of hire and/or placement in job from one of the following: American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Must be able to demonstrate basic patient care skills and skill in the use of supplies and assigned equipment.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with departmental personnel of other departments, nurses, physicians, patients and families.
• Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Performs specified patient care activities, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, including 1:1 observation (sitter), providing basic hygiene care, unsterile treatments, taking vital signs, and range of motion exercises.
• Serves as a patient advocate by responding to a patient's needs and special requests.
• Monitors ongoing patient status and responds to a patient's change in condition by notifying and assisting nurses and other health team members.
• Makes appropriate notations and records activities performed, such as vital signs, ambulation, feeding outcomes, etc.
• Maintains, updates, and utilizes knowledge of sanitation, infection control, safety, supplies and equipment usage.
• Escorts patients to other areas, cleans designated or special area, provides or requests translation services when applicable.
• Identifies ways to improve work processes and procedures or methods.
• Takes responsibility for own education and professional growth by attending in-service sessions, department meetings, workshops, and reading magazines or journals on nursing care.
• Maintains knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws and guidelines that impact the patient care area.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals