Patient Care Assistant

3 weeks ago


Lexington Kentucky, United States CommonSpirit Health Full time
Overview:
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities:
JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSEPerforms a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care as delegated bythe RN. They provide assistance in transporting, transferring and lifting. They perform cleaning Functions in patient careunit as delegated, and perform selected diagnostic tests.ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES1. Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff2. Monitors and records vital signs3. Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs4. Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output5. Obtains and records daily weight6. Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter7. Reports changes in patient’s status promptly to RN8. Performs as patient care companion when needed9. Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process10. Performs unit housekeeping needs11. Acts as a runner/transporter12. Checks and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated, reporting variances to appropriate personnel13. Updates assigned bed status14. Maintains a safe environment by responding to all bed alarms, call lights, telephones and alerting the correctperson.15. Keeps patient environment clean, performs comfort rounds, keeps hallways clear of obstruction, no food ordrink at the workstation, reports safety issues and broken equipment appropriately, and adheres to patientsafety precautions16. Communicates with patient’s family, physicians, and unit personnel and peers in an accurate, courteous, andprofessional manner17. Other duties as assigned by manager The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performedwithin this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilitiesrequired of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required Education and Experience High School Diploma, GED or SRNA.
Required Licensure and Certifications BLS
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
and Training Healthcare experience preferred



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