Patient Care Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher.
• Current Illinois RN license.
• Minimum of two years nursing experience.
• Minimum of one year clinical experience in the NICU.
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Specialty certifications preferred.
• NICU experience starting at level III.
• Experience working at an academic medical center and in a unionized environment preferred.
• Charge nurse experience with demonstrated leadership skills and/or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the operations and patient flow of a designated Care Center on her/his respective shift.
• Completing daily or shift specific quality audits and Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) boards.
• Facilitating daily huddles with staff.
• Directing delivery of quality, patient-centered care in a financially responsible manner.
• Assuming responsibility for the unit in the absence of the Patient Care Manager (PCM).
• Supporting PCM with 24/7 coverage of the unit.
• Participating in the interview and selection process of staff.
• Helping to oversee orientation of new hires.
• Maximizing care efficiency and throughput.
• Monitoring a budget (e.g. supplies).
• Participating with ongoing evaluation of productivity.
• Rounding, assessing, and addressing customer and patient satisfaction.
• Monitoring and reporting sentinel events.
• Maintaining survey and regulatory readiness.
• Performing audits.
• Monitoring and promoting workplace safety requirements.
• Promoting intra/interdepartmental communication.
• Collaborating with other service lines.
• Project management: Identifying roles and resources needed & establishing timelines and milestones.
• Supporting a structure of shared governance.
• Assisting with conducting staff evaluations/MAX conversations.
• Monitoring staff for fitness for duty.
• Initiating and delivering corrective actions (e.g. written warning).
• Mentoring and coaching staff.
• Participating in the Quality Improvement (QI) processes.
• Performing other duties as requested by PCM or senior management.