Patient Care Assistant

DCH Health System•Northport, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides compassionate personal care and support services under the supervision of a registered nurse that assists the patient in the achievement of physical and emotional comfort of healing.

Requirements

Approved previous experience in giving patient care or completion of in-service education classes required.
Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with patient care experience
Those currently enrolled in a nursing program
Those with prior customer service experience

Responsibilities

Provides all personal care services in accordance with the plan of treatment assigned by the registered nurse in accordance with policies and procedures.
Measures and records intake and output.
Measures and records vital signs, O2 saturation, weight, height.
Positions patients: lifting and turning patients.
Applies or utilizes special equipment.
Assists in the use of bedpan, urinal, commode.
Ambulates the patient or assists in the ambulation of the patient.
Provides per-operative and post-operative care.
Applies/removes anti-embolism stocking and SCD devices.
Removes foley catheters.
Performs perineal care.
Administers non-medicated enemas.
Applies heat and cold.
Cares for the incontinent patient.
Provides skin care to the immobilized patient.
Empties colostomy bags.
Performs fingerstick blood sugars.
Sets up oxygen per nasal cannula at 2L/min.
Feeds patients, assists with meal set up.
Collects, labels, and transports lab specimens.
Accurately documents care provided according to policies and procedures.
Consistently performs basic care requirements such as rounding, use of AIDET, applying the “4 Ps” (Pain, position, potty, and proximity of items): prompt response to patient needs: performance of hand hygiene: use of two patient identifiers, etc.
Participates in economical utilization of supplies and ensures that equipment and nursing units are maintained in a clean/safe manner.
Applies safety principles when performing care such as ambulation of patients, transferring patients, assisting with normal range of motion and positioning.
Assists in Performance Improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams when warranted, assisting with PT measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
Maintains well organized, well supplied, clean nursing unit.
Maintains statistics/logs as required by the unit Manager/director.
Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
Adheres to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
Adheres to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
Performs all other duties as assigned.