Patient Care Specialist
7 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Patient Care Specialist to join our team in the General Medicine department at the University of New Mexico - Hospitals.
This is a full-time position with a 0.90 FTE and days shift schedule, offering a $1500 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, and possess a strong commitment to providing exceptional patient care.
About the RoleAs a Patient Care Specialist, you will be responsible for providing direct, non-invasive, and routine patient care and related support services within an in-patient or out-patient environment. This includes interviewing patients, taking vital signs, performing activities of daily living (ADLs), maintaining supplies and equipment, and delivering dirty instrument trays.
You will also transport patients, assist with orientation of new staff members, position patients unable to do self-care, and assist patients with prescribed exercise regimens. Additionally, you will perform routine tube care, change catheter bags, collect non-sterile specimens, perform oral suctioning, and document bowel and bladder function.
Responsibilities- Patient Observation: Observe patient to ensure their safety and well-being; report observations to Charge Nurse or appropriate designee.
- Patient Care: Provide basic patient care; take and record vital signs to include temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood pressure, and intake-output measurements.
- Patient Care: Assist with activities of daily living (ADL): meals, ambulation, hygiene, linen change, and toileting as instructed.
- Patient Care: Maintain therapeutic plan of care and minute-to-minute care of patient who is at extreme risk to self or others.
- Patient Care: Complete documentation as required on the Electronic Medical Record.
- Patient Care: Complete specific skills listed in the "University of New Mexico, Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Specific Functions" Matrix.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- High School or GED Equivalent.
- CNA or Cert EMT-B (ICU) or 1 semester accredited nurse program.
- CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Professional Rescuers within 30 days.
- 6 months patient care experience.
- Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo.
This role requires heavy physical effort, including exerting 50-100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25-50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10-20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people.
You will also be working in a setting where there is a significant hazard of chemicals and bio-hazardous materials requiring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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