Patient Care Associate, FT, LTAC, 7p-7a
About The Position
Performs direct and indirect patient care duties under the guidance and direction of the RN and LPN. Responsible for implementing components of the plan of care through the initiation/completion of procedures relating to basic human, mental, spiritual, and social needs; comfort and safety measures; activities of daily living; personal care needs; nutrition and fluid needs; and elimination needs. Indirect patient care includes, but is not limited to, cleaning occupied and unoccupied patient areas and maintaining an environment, which is neat and free of hazards to the patient’s well-being. An understanding of and willingness to follow infection control and safety guidelines is mandatory. Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent required
- Ability to read, use simple math skills, and write clearly and legibly
- Ability to perform duties for direct and indirect patient care
- Understanding of and willingness to follow infection control and safety guidelines is mandatory
- Ability to assist with lifting and moving patients
- Ability to push carts, wheelchairs, and other equipment
- Ability to lift or push up to 50 pounds
- Ability to bend over to perform certain duties
- Ability to maneuver throughout the halls, stairways, and patient rooms in response to hospital emergencies
- Visual and auditory skills required for interpretation of environmental input
- Significant amount of writing and computer entry required
- Ability to make trips to various departments
Nice To Haves
- Previous experiences as a nursing assistant or in other patient-related position desirable but not required
Responsibilities
- Assisting the patient with personal hygiene needs
- Observing the patient’s condition, including their vital signs, their feeding and elimination patterns
- General housekeeping skills
- Ordering and maintenance of supplies
- Simple computer entry ability
- Cleaning occupied and unoccupied patient areas
- Maintaining an environment, which is neat and free of hazards to the patient’s well-being
- Implementing components of the plan of care through the initiation/completion of procedures relating to basic human, mental, spiritual, and social needs
- Implementing comfort and safety measures
- Assisting with activities of daily living
- Providing personal care needs
- Assisting with nutrition and fluid needs
- Assisting with elimination needs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
