Patient Care Assistant PRN- CW Pediatric Emergency Room - Children's and Women's Hospital
About The Position
The Patient Care Assistant supports patient care in the Pediatric Emergency Room at Children's and Women's Hospital. The role works from verbal or written assignments provided by an RN or LPN and assists patients with activities of daily living. The assistant monitors and reports patient-related changes, helps with admissions, discharges, and transfers, and performs routine patient-care and unit-support tasks. The position requires maintaining accurate documentation and records, following infection-control and safety standards, completing required education and hospital requirements, and maintaining regular, prompt attendance. The schedule is as defined, with overtime as required. Related duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required; experience may be substituted year for year for the required education.
- Basic Life Support (BCLS) required within 180 days.
- A comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the stated requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education (listed as preferred).
Responsibilities
- Receive verbal or written assignments from an RN or LPN.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Report changes in patient condition and skin condition to an RN or LPN.
- Maintain clean, neat, and stocked areas and patient rooms.
- Clean equipment between each patient use and operate unit equipment as required.
- Assist with and accompany patients during admission, discharge, and transfer.
- Respond promptly to patient call lights and overhead pages.
- Keep hallways clear of equipment; distribute water and ice; and run unit errands as needed.
- Maintain 24-hour urine collections and perform catheter checks and blood glucose monitoring.
- Take and record vital signs and weight.
- Accurately record intake and output, including NG, chest tube, ostomy bag, and Foley output.
- Sign or initial documentation and document patient turns and repositioning.
- Participate in orientation of new employees as assigned.
- Adhere to current infection-control and safety standards.
- Access and accurately maintain electronic and paper medical records.
- Complete mandatory department, educational, and hospital requirements.
- Maintain regular and prompt attendance and work the defined schedule, including overtime as required.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
