Patient Care Assistant - Medical Care - Hopewell - Part-Time - EVENINGS
About The Position
Capital Health is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to provide supportive patient care in its Medical Care department in Hopewell. The role performs patient-care duties such as assisting with activities of daily living and hygiene, taking vital signs and weights, documenting intake and output, performing phlebotomy and glucometer testing, obtaining EKGs, and helping with patient positioning, lifting, and ambulation. The assistant also transports patients and items as requested, records care activities and observations, reports findings to the registered nurse, and follows hospital and department policies and safety procedures. The position is part-time, with a scheduled evening shift from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and 20 scheduled hours per week.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Proficient in English, with verbal and written communication skills.
- AHA Heartsaver AED credential; non-licensed staff must obtain it before the end of the orientation period.
- Successfully complete the Capital Health UAP Training program within 90 days of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of Nursing Assistant or Health Aid experience.
- Currently enrolled in an LPN or RN nursing program.
Responsibilities
- Perform supportive patient care duties, including assisting with activities of daily living and patient hygiene.
- Obtain vital signs and weights, and empty and document intake and output.
- Perform phlebotomy, glucometer testing, and EKGs.
- Position, lift, and assist patients with ambulation.
- Transport patients, medications, supplies, and specimens as requested.
- Perform and record nursing care activities, including changes in a patient's condition and behavior, as delegated by the registered nurse responsible for the patient.
- Use equipment, machines, physical barriers, and safety equipment appropriately in accordance with hospital and department policies and procedures.
- Stock and maintain supplies as required by the designated unit.
- Document observations and activities on appropriate records and report findings to the registered nurse.
Benefits
- Medical plan
- Prescription drug coverage and in-house employee pharmacy
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Retirement savings and investment plan
- Basic group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Supplemental group term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term disability benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Commuter transit and parking benefits
- Voluntary legal services
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft insurance
- Voluntary pet insurance
- Paid time-off program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
