Patient Care Assistant I 3B Medical Surgical

3 weeks ago


Lexington Kentucky, United States CommonSpirit Health Full time
Overview:
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. 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:

No Healthcare Experience Required Nursing Assistant certification training provided to all new non-certified Patient Care Assistants.  

 

This position is located at Saint Joseph Hospital and is not remote

 

Check-in with the outgoing patient care assistant at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients.

Conduct hourly rounds on approximately eight patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed.

Assist patients with ambulating as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall. Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside.

Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients.

Help the bedside nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube, rectal tube, or catheter. You may be holding a cup of water, holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed, and cleaning up after.

Help the bedside nurse with any wound checks or dressing changes. This may mean holding the patient or supplies and cleaning up after.

Change bed linens, check patients’ weight, other tasks as assigned each day.

Qualifications:
Required Education:

High School Diploma, GED or SRNA

Required Licensure and Certifications:

BLS

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
and Training:

Healthcare experience preferre



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