Patient Care Specialist
9 hours ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Patient Care Specialist to join our team at the Commonwealth of Virginia. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide exceptional patient care and support services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
Key Responsibilities- Assist patients with personal care needs, promoting optimal recovery and health and wellness.
- Capture and record patient data, including vital signs, weights, and measurements of intake and output.
- Report changes in patient condition and abnormal findings to registered nurses promptly.
- Assist patients with personal hygiene needs and daily living activities.
- Obtain, label, and forward specimens for diagnostic testing.
- Document all patient care activities and maintain accurate records.
- Assist healthcare professionals with physical examinations and patient procedures.
- Provide a safe environment and safe delivery of care, identifying potential hazards and reporting them immediately.
- Identify patients prior to any intervention and maintain safe transfer and patient positioning practices.
- Clean equipment and perform safety checks as directed.
- Report incidents involving patients, staff, and visitors promptly using the institution's quality reporting process.
- Demonstrate knowledge of institution's fire/emergency/infection control programs.
- Perform administrative support functions, including medical record duties, supply stocking, and inventory management.
- Complete additional duties as directed, including scheduling diagnostic procedures and delivering specific supplies and pharmaceuticals.
- Maintain necessary skills and competencies, achieving and maintaining competency in the use of equipment and identifying strengths and opportunities for professional development.
- High School Graduate or Equivalent.
- No experience required, but relevant experience preferred.
- Certified Nursing Aide certification (CNA) through the Virginia Board of Nursing.
- American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.
The job requires frequent bending and stooping, proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills, attention to detail, and ability to write legibly. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids, and infectious disease.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System, is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
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