Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator, Complex Orthopedic
10 hours ago
Overview:
We are Hiring at UofL Health
Location: Jewish Hospital
Shift: Full-time, 7a-7p
About UofL Health
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.
Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 14,000 team members physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health, go to www.UofLHealth.org.
Our Mission
As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.
Responsibilities:The Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator performs clerical duties and clinical patient care support on the unit under the direction of the Licensed Nursing Personnel. They utilize proper and professional communication skills with department and UofL Health personnel, as well as with patients, families, and visitors. All duties will be provided in a caring, safe, and efficient manner, under the direction of licensed nursing personnel and while adhering to the values of patient and family centered care.
Essential Functions:
Transcribes and computes physician orders, department orders and messages accurately. Writes legibly and transcribes orders accurately
Assembles patient medical records and maintains proper order of records within the chart
Sets up admission charts and disassembles discharged and transferred charts, checking for completeness
Handles desk communications properly and promptly, including responding immediately to intercom, pages and routing of messages to appropriate person
Replaces forms as necessary in patient medical records
Routes requests for patient information to nurse promptly and accurately
Communicates physician orders to responsible nurse.
Collects required unit data
Measures and documents intake and output, heights and weights, and vital signs
Applies, monitors, and documents restraint usage
Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens
Performs and documents point-of-care testing
Performs and documents patient mobility and exercise, and comfort, rest, and sleep care needs
Performs and documents patient hygiene, grooming, and dressing, skin and nail care, dietary, and toileting and elimination needs
Other Functions:
Organizes equipment and supplies
Completes bedmaking and cleaning assignments on the unit
Performs and documents perineal care, and applies unsterile hot/cold packs/compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings
Safely and correctly operates equipment (i.e. beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia unit, mechanical lifts, bed scales)
Presents a pleasant, courteous, effective manner with telephone conversations and interactions with others
Orders stock; maintains and enters charged items at the end of the shift according to procedure
Orients new personnel in desk orientation
Assists with admitting, physical examination, transferring, and discharging patients
Transports patients, lab work, specimens, and blood
Adheres to Universal precaution, infection control, OSHA, and other regulatory policies and procedures. Maintains safe work practices and follows facility safety procedures
Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED/ equivalent (required)
- Individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 may be employed on a temporary basis in positions not prohibited and for hours not to exceed those prescribed by the Department of Labor and the Commonwealth of Kentucky and who are on the path to earning a high school diploma or GED (see Employment of Minors policy)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in healthcare setting?
- State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA) by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (preferred)
Benefits & Perks:
- Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
- Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
- Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
- 401K with Employer Match
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