Patient Care Assistant/ WR coordinator MUH ED

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare • Indianapolis, IN

36d

About The Position

If you are looking to make an impact on a meaningful scale, come join us as we embrace the Power of One! We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South. The Patient Care Assistant is responsible for ensuring the nursing staff has all all supplies needed for proper patient care and assists in nonprofessional services to include feeding patient, assisting in transporting and turning patients, attending to call lights and delivering items to patients, and keeping the clinical areas organized. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values. 60073652 - Patient Care Assistant Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence. A Brief Overview The Patient Care Assistant is responsible for ensuring the nursing staff has all all supplies needed for proper patient care and assists in nonprofessional services to include feeding patient, assisting in transporting and turning patients, attending to call lights and delivering items to patients, and keeping the clinical areas organized. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

Requirements

• Healthcare or medical office environment 1-3 years Service industry
• Ability to read, write and understand verbal or written instructions.
• Demonstrates compassion and patience with a deep level of concern for patients.
• Ability to foster and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers, patients and families.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times according to hospital policy and procedures and HIPAA requirements.
• Knowledge of computer data entry/retrieval skills (MS Office Suite)

Responsibilities

• Assists nursing staff with answering and rounding on call lights, delivering items to patients’ rooms, assisting in patient transport, and retrieving supplies for the nursing staff when needed.
• Responsible for auditing and stocking inventory levels on isolation carts, linen carts, and hygiene stations to ensure all supplies are readily available.
• Maintains the overall cleanliness of the floor to include sanitizing equipment at patient discharge or transfer, organization of supplies, and emptying trash cans in hallways and patient rooms.
• Assists in delivery and pick up of food trays and feeding certain patients who may need help.
• Performs wellness check on clinical staff to notify supervisors of fatigue and steps in to help when needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees