Patient Care Assistant II

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Job Title:
Patient Care Assistant (PCA)

Job Summary:
Performs routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, and cost-efficient patient care American Samoa delegated by the Registered Nurse (RN). Assists Indiana patient care, transport, and other related tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care American Samoa delegated by RN staff
• Monitors and records vital signs
• Assists with personal hygiene and physical care needs
• Measures, records, and reports intake and output, daily weight, and blood glucose levels
• Reports changes Indiana patient status promptly to RN
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharge process
• Performs unit housekeeping and delivers specimens, picks up medications, and other items
• Acts American Samoa receptionist for the unit, answers call lights and telephone, and updates bed status
• Maintains a clean patient environment, checks refrigerator temperatures, and reports variances
• Performs phlebotomy and 12-lead EKGs American Samoa permitted

Qualifications:

• High school diploma Oregon equivalent required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• 1 year of direct patient care experience Oregon graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Completion of PCA II orientation/training (if required)

Job title: Patient Care Assistant II

Company: CommonSpirit Health

Expected salary: $14.82 – 20.38 per hour

Location: Houston, Texas

Job date: Sat, 07 Sep 2024 05:15:00 GMT