Patient Care Assistant- North Harbour Work Part-time as Needed

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 of 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 or those with prior customer service experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides all personal care services in accordance with the plan of treatment assigned by the registered nurse to include but not limited to:
Measure and record intake and output
Measure and record vital signs, O2 saturation, weight, height
Positioning patients: lifting and turning patients
Applying or utilizing special equipment
Assisting in the use of bedpan, urinal, commode
Ambulating the patient or assisting in the ambulation of the patient
Per-operative and post-operative care
Application/removal of anti-embolism stocking and SCD devices
Removal of foley catheters
Perineal care
Non-medicated enemas
Application of heat and cold
Care of the incontinent patient
Skin care to the immobilized patient
Emptying colostomy bags
Performing fingerstick blood sugars
Set up of oxygen per nasal cannula at 2L/min
Feeding patients, assisting with meal set up
Collecting, labeling, transporting of 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
DCH Standards:
Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
Must adhere 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.
Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
All other duties as assigned.