Patient Care Assistant PRN - CPCU
About The Position
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system providing care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. It is a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues and is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital. TMH is home to the region's only Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, and the most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. The system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs, and more than 50 affiliated physician practices. The Patient Care Assistant, under direct supervision of a licensed nurse, performs a variety of routine duties involving the care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients, direct patient care, observing and reporting changes in patient behavior and physical status, and providing a clean and safe environment.
Requirements
- None (Required Education)
- None (Required Experience)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- BLS certification is required prior to performing patient care.
Nice To Haves
- One (1) year of job-related experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients.
- Performs direct patient care.
- Observes and reports changes in the behavior and physical status of patients.
- Provides a clean and safe environment.
- Assisting with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, oral and denture care, skin and nail care, bed making, and maintaining a clean environment).
- Promoting and maintaining mobility (ambulating, transferring, transporting, turning, positioning, lifting, and performing range of motion exercises).
- Assisting with nutrition and hydration (feeding and assisting patients with eating and drinking).
- Assisting with toileting and elimination (assisting with the use of bedpan/urinal/bedside commode, providing catheter care, and care of the incontinent patient).
- Performs data gathering and recognizes abnormal findings (measures and records vital signs, weight, oral intake, output including urine, emesis, and stool).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
