ASSISTANT -PATIENT CARE-MED SURG

Oaklawn Hospital; Marshall (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Oaklawn-Hospital in Marshall, MI is hiring a Patient Care Assistant to support nurses and care for patients in a clinical setting. The role involves observation, responding to patient needs, assisting with activities of daily living, and maintaining patient areas and logs.

Training in Verbal De-escalation is required within two months of hire. Typical duties include assisting with meals, linen changes, and staying with patients during tests.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age.
• Completion of Part 1 Verbal De-escalation of Handle with Care training within two (2) months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Observes patient in room with an unobstructed view of the patient.
• Refers patient requests to nursing staff using the call light.
• Sits with patient during clinical tests or procedures.
• Observes ambulatory patients at all times; to bathroom and other areas that are allowed.
• Straightens bed linens and assists with changing linens as needed.
• Assists with meal trays set up.
• Assists with stocking servers for patient rooms when no patient assignment.
• Documents observations.
• Assists with updating out of date logs when no patient assignment is in place.

Skills

Verbal de-escalation

Job description

• Location 200 North Madison Street,Marshall, MI, 49068,United States
• Employee Type Casual

Contact information

POSITION TITLE: Patient Care Assistant

FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Manager, Nursing Administration

Job Summary:

Observes patient in room with an unobstructed view of the patient.

Essential Functions:

• Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Refers patient requests to nursing staff using the call light.
• Sits with patient during clinical tests or procedures.
• Observes ambulatory patients at all times; to bathroom and other areas that are allowed.
• Straightens bed linens assists with changing linens as needed.
• Assists with meal trays set up.
• Assists with stocking servers for patient rooms when no patient assignment.
• Documents observations.
• Assists with updating out of date logs when no patient assignment is in place.

Minimum Qualifications

18 years of age. Completion of Part 1 Verbal De-escalation of Handle with Care training within two (2) months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to distinguish sounds and stay awake. Ability to write and speak clearly, concentrate for protracted periods and work with diverse patient and staff populations with sensitivity to cultural and spiritual influences impacting patient care.

Working Conditions:

Work in an unpredictable environment encountering stressful situations and exposure to body fluids and infectious diseases. May experience traumatic situations including deceased patients.

Physical Requirements:

Constantly see/visual acuity, talk/hear. Constantly sit, reach, push/pull, handle/grasp/feel, bend/twist, stoop/kneel/crouch, lift/carry 1 to 50+ lbs.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.