PATIENT CARE ASST SICU 40HR Night Shift (11pm-7:30am)
About The Position
The Patient Care Assistant provides direct and indirect patient care under the guidance and direction of a Registered Nurse. The role implements components of the plan of care based on patients’ physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs, and provides comfort, safety, and emergency measures. Duties include assisting with activities of daily living and personal care, as well as patients’ nutritional and elimination needs. The assistant measures vital signs, performs ECGs, and checks capillary blood glucose. The role also involves observing and reporting equipment function, treatment results, dressing condition, and changes in patient condition. The assistant incorporates the hospital’s Customer Service Program—including confidentiality, responsiveness, and caring—into patient care activities and is accountable to the Nurse Manager or designee. The role requires adherence to department policies and procedures. If the employee does not have certification at hire, they must successfully complete the onsite nursing certification program within 90 days of hire.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Basic Life Support license/certification required.
- If certification is not present at hire, successfully complete the onsite nursing certification program within 90 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant program, or completion of at least one clinical rotation in an accredited nursing program; relevant education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- One year of experience in a patient care role.
- Certified Medical Assistant certification.
- Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct and indirect patient care under the guidance and direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Implement components of the plan of care based on patients’ physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
- Provide comfort, safety, and emergency measures.
- Assist with activities of daily living, personal care, and patients’ nutritional and elimination needs.
- Measure vital signs, perform ECGs, and check capillary blood glucose.
- Observe and report equipment function, treatment results, dressing condition, and changes in patient condition.
- Incorporate confidentiality, responsiveness, and caring into patient care activities in accordance with the hospital’s Customer Service Program.
- Adhere to department policies and procedures.
- Complete the onsite nursing certification program within 90 days of hire if certification is not present at hire.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
