Patient Care Assistant - Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Parkland Health•Parkland, WA

About The Position

The Patient Care Assistant in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit performs specified patient care activities under the direction of a Registered Nurse and is committed to patient-centered, patient-valued care. The role provides basic care and support to patients and their families, monitors and reports changes in patient condition, documents care activities, and helps maintain a safe and sanitary care environment. The assistant also supports quality improvement, compliance, and ongoing professional growth.

Requirements

Completion of at least one of the following: a formal nurse aide course; current certified nurse aide registry; medical assistant course; current medical assistant certificate; patient care technician course; current patient care technician certificate; current enrollment in an accredited school of professional nursing with documentation of basic nursing fundamentals; graduation from an accredited school of nursing; or Parkland's job-specific training program.
Current Heartsaver CPR course completion card from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within 90 days of hire and/or placement in the job.
Ability to demonstrate basic patient care skills and use of supplies and assigned equipment.
Ability to communicate effectively with departmental personnel, other departments, nurses, physicians, patients, and families.
Ability to demonstrate patient-centered, patient-valued behaviors.

Responsibilities

Provide basic hygiene care, unsterile treatments, vital-sign checks, and range-of-motion exercises under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
Lift, ambulate, and feed patients in accordance with patient-centered care practices.
Respond to patient needs and special requests, serving as a patient advocate while respecting patient rights and confidentiality.
Monitor patient status and notify or assist nurses and other health team members when a patient's condition changes.
Record activities such as vital signs, ambulation, and feeding outcomes according to nursing-unit standards.
Apply sanitation, infection-control, safety, supplies, and equipment knowledge to support patient care.
Monitor patient surroundings and equipment, such as wheelchairs, bed rails, scales, and floor conditions, and correct or report deficiencies as appropriate.
Escort patients, clean designated areas, provide or request translation services when applicable, perform quality-control checks, and deliver patient specimens when applicable.
Identify opportunities to improve work processes, procedures, productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction; make recommendations and monitor results as appropriate.
Pursue education and professional growth through in-service sessions, department meetings, workshops, professional reading, and other relevant activities, and apply new knowledge to work practices.
Maintain knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws, guidelines, and accreditation or health-plan requirements; develop effective internal controls and seek guidance as needed.