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

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

5d•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, as well as a personable and professional manner with physicians, patients, families, visitors, and coworkers. The position supports patient- and family-centered care and may perform functions including phlebotomy, EKG lead placement, and respiratory functions. The role combines unit coordination and patient-care tasks. Clerical responsibilities include transcribing orders and messages, maintaining patient charts, managing desk communications, routing requests, and communicating physician orders to nurses. Patient-care duties include collecting and documenting vital signs and other measurements, specimens and point-of-care tests, restraint use, mobility and hygiene, and other comfort and daily-care needs. The employee also organizes supplies and equipment, helps with patient admissions and transfers, transports patients and specimens, and follows infection-control, safety, privacy, and organizational policies.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED/equivalent.
Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to learn and appropriately use the electronic documentation system and other relevant systems and databases.
Ability to critically think through complex patient situations and process improvements.
Demonstrated initiative, communication, problem-solving, organization, flexibility, work ethic, interpersonal skills, teamwork, and service excellence.

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 the 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 communicate physician orders to the responsible nurse.
Assemble, maintain, set up, and disassemble patient medical records and charts, checking records for completeness and replacing forms as needed.
Handle desk communications promptly, including responding to intercoms and pages and routing messages to the appropriate person.
Route requests for patient information to nurses promptly and accurately, 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; perform and document point-of-care testing.
Perform and document patient mobility and exercise, comfort, rest and sleep care, hygiene, grooming, dressing, skin and nail care, dietary needs, and toileting and elimination needs.
Organize equipment and supplies; complete bedmaking and unit cleaning assignments.
Perform and document perineal care and apply unsterile hot/cold packs or compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings.
Safely operate equipment such as beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia units, mechanical lifts, and bed scales.
Order stock and maintain and enter charged items at the end of the shift according to procedure.
Orient new personnel to desk duties.
Assist with patient admission, physical examination, transfer, and discharge; transport patients, lab work, specimens, and blood.
Follow universal precautions, infection-control, OSHA, regulatory, and facility safety procedures.
Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of conduct, and comply with HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
Demonstrate professional, courteous, effective communication and customer service with patients, families, visitors, physicians, coworkers, and others.
Perform other duties as assigned.