Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator, UofL Hospital, PACU, Part-time, 9a-9p

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator performs clerical duties on the unit under the direction of licensed nursing personnel and provides clinical patient-care support under the direction of an RN. The role requires professional communication with department personnel and other departments, and a personable, professional manner with physicians, patients, families, visitors, and coworkers. The employee supports patient- and family-centered care and may perform functions including phlebotomy, EKG lead placement, and respiratory functions. The role combines unit coordination and hands-on patient support. Clerical duties include processing physician and department orders and messages, maintaining medical records, managing desk communications, routing patient-information requests, communicating orders to nurses, and collecting unit data. Patient-care duties include measuring and documenting vital signs, intake and output, height and weight; monitoring and documenting restraints; collecting specimens; performing point-of-care testing; assisting with mobility, exercise, comfort, hygiene, grooming, dressing, nutrition, toileting, and elimination; and supporting admissions, examinations, transfers, and discharges. The employee also organizes supplies and equipment, performs bedmaking and cleaning assignments, transports patients and materials, follows infection-control and safety procedures, protects confidential information, and complies with organizational policies and standards. The position is part-time at UofL Hospital in the PACU, with a stated shift of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED/equivalent.
Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to learn and use the electronic documentation system and other relevant systems and databases.
Ability to think critically through complex patient situations, process improvements, and evidence-based practice.
Demonstrated initiative, communication, problem-solving, organization, flexibility, work ethic, interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a recognized Clinical Assistant, Medical Assistant, or EMT training program, or nursing students’ completion of a Fundamentals of Nursing course at an accredited school of nursing.
Certification as a Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Current good standing with a state licensing board, or enrollment in an accredited school of nursing with completion of a Fundamentals of Nursing course; LPNs may apply.

Responsibilities

Transcribe and compute physician and department orders and messages accurately and legibly.
Assemble patient medical records, maintain chart order, prepare admission charts, and check discharged and transferred charts for completeness.
Handle desk communications promptly, including intercoms, pages, and routing messages to the appropriate person.
Replace forms in patient medical records and route patient-information requests to nurses promptly and accurately.
Communicate physician orders to the responsible nurse and collect required unit data.
Measure and document intake and output, height, weight, and vital signs.
Apply, monitor, and document restraint use.
Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens and perform and document point-of-care testing.
Perform and document patient mobility, exercise, comfort, rest, sleep, hygiene, grooming, dressing, skin and nail care, dietary, toileting, and elimination needs.
Organize equipment and supplies; complete unit bedmaking and cleaning assignments.
Perform and document perineal care and apply unsterile hot or cold packs, compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings.
Safely operate equipment such as beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia units, mechanical lifts, and bed scales.
Maintain courteous and effective telephone and in-person interactions.
Order stock and maintain and enter charged items at the end of the shift according to procedure.
Orient new personnel to the desk.
Assist with admitting, physical examinations, transferring, and discharging patients.
Transport patients, laboratory work, specimens, and blood.
Follow universal precautions, infection-control, OSHA, facility safety, company policy, HIPAA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive data.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate professionalism, service excellence, teamwork, and organizational values in interactions with patients, families, staff, and the broader health care community.