patient care assist ii

Positions Location: Lansing, MI Job Description General Purpose of Job:

Positions Location: Lansing, MI

General Purpose of Job:

Maintains supplies and equipment necessary for efficient provision of services for department operation. Maintain clean and safe environment for patients and associates.

Essential Duties:

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Team members may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Actively participates as a team member.
• Maintains adequate level of supplies in RNICU to facilitate operations.
• Regularly assesses equipment operation and takes appropriate corrective action when necessary.
• Cleans and maintains equipment, supplies and environment to promote safe working conditions.
• Maintains hospital standards by participating in training inservices, committees, etc.
• Transports laboratory specimens and blood products.
• Provides coverage for the main desk in RNICU as needed.
• Assists with limited patient care related to hearing screens, discharge, and circumcision.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.
• Provides coverage for the main desks in RNICU, Peds, PICU and SCN as needed

Desk Coverage Responsibilities:

• Greets customers and offers assistance using AIDET.
• Answers incoming telephone calls promptly and courteously, states greeting, name, unit and offer of assistance. Takes messages and delivers to appropriate Caregiver in a timely manner.
• Maintains the patient's medical chart by insuring all forms are properly labeled and incorporates them into the chart in a timely, organized and accurate manner. Confirms each patient chart contains a signed consent for treatment. Completes and documents physician ordered consults timely and accurately.
• Schedules ordered procedures, tests and associated preps, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintains the departmental records of admission, discharges, files, reports, schedules, etc.
• Maintains the Pyxis patient label book.
• Answers and screens patient call lights and forwards request to appropriate Caregiver, as delegated.
• Creates/updates and distributes the RN assignment/phone list each shift.
• Updates RN assignment board each shift.
• Maintains unit copy/fax machines and printers with paper and toner.
• Orders and maintains PAR levels of unit supplies and forms
• Retrieves unit mail from the mail room daily, distributing the mail to Caregivers and Leadership as appropriate.
• Communicates significant information regarding patient to appropriate health care team.
• Identifies and trouble shoots technology failures and handles computer down time. Checks EPIC downtime PC daily. Completes daily checklist accordingly.
• Transports patient specimens to laboratory as delegated.
• Actively participates as a team member of assigned unit. Constructively addresses patient and team issues to insure quality patient care and a collaborative work environment.
• Independently offers assistance to patient care team or other staff.
• Demonstrates adaptability to change and flexibility in accepting various assignments.
• Maintains a clean and orderly nurses station, personal work areas and storage area. Maintains and utilizes pneumatic tube station for clerical and clinical functions.
• Remains on duty until relieved by next replacement or released by Charge RN.
• Reports off to oncoming shift or Charge RN, verbally and or in written format.
• Communicates breaks and absences from desk with Charge RN.
• Acts as preceptor for new Caregivers as assigned.
• Maintains hospital standards by participating in mandatory in-services and requirements.
• Accepts assignments, as delegated by Manager, Unit Leadership or Charge RN.

RNICU (in addition to the duties above):

• Support unit lockdown by maintaining security code lists, answering phone and verifying entry to unit via camera and confirmed access code
• Maintain visitor log.
• Enter immunizations into MICR
• Notify team of new admission
• Maintain NewBaby system - tags, alarms, patient administration (registering, discharging)
• Support scheduling of specialty treatments and consultations
• Work with birth records department on infant registrations

Special Care Nursery (in addition to the duties above):

• Support unit lockdown by maintaining security code lists, answering phone and verifying entry to unit via camera and confirmed access code
• Enter immunization into MICR
• Maintain NewBaby system-tags, alarms, patient administration (registering, discharging)
• Perform newborn hearing screens, as delegated.
• Assist with circumcisions, as delegated
• Maintains a clean and orderly nursing unit, empties trash and cleans equipment, provides all cleaning support to equipment and unit

Mother Baby, PICU, and Peds (In addition to the duties above)

• Support unit lockdown by maintain security code list, answering phone and verifying entry to unit via camera and confirmed access code
• Enter immunization into MICR
• Maintain NewBaby system-tags, alarms, patient administration (registering, discharging)

General Requirements

None

Work Experience

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a healthcare setting
• Preferred - Experience performing hearing screens on infants. Experience with Isolette cleaning.

Education

• High School Education or GED

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate both verbal and written with patients, families, physicians, and other hospital associates.
• Physically able to do lifting, moving, and transporting of patients and equipment.
• Demonstrates ability to use a keyboard as may be required to perform the essential duties of the job.

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Patient Services/Nursing Support

Shift

Nights

Degree Type / Education Level

High School / GED

Status

Part-time Benefit Eligible

Facility

Sparrow Hospital

Experience Level

Under 4 Years