Compassionate Patient Care Assistant

MUSC Health; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) is seeking an Employee Nurse Assistant to support the nursing team in providing high-quality patient care. You will assist patients with personal hygiene, dressing, mobility, and comfort, while helping with meals and vital signs under a nurse's direction.

Completion of an accredited nurse assisting program or one year of patient care experience is preferred. This role involves hospital-based duties on the MedSurg floors and requires compassionate,

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nurse assisting program or 1 year of patient care experience preferred.
• Assists with personal hygiene, dressing and walking.
• Transports patients to tests and procedures and assists with meals as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assists nursing team with patient care activities and related services.
• Provides patients with between-meal nourishment and helps with food trays.
• Records temperature or vital signs under the direction of a nurse.
• Assists with bed linens and patient transportation to tests/procedures.

Skills

Patient care

Hygiene assistance

Mobility assistance

Vital signs

Education

Nurse assistant certificate/program

Job description

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) is seeking an Employee Nurse Assistant to support the nursing team in providing high-quality patient care. You will assist patients with personal hygiene, dressing, mobility, and comfort, while helping with meals and vital signs under a nurse's direction.

Completion of an accredited nurse assisting program or one year of patient care experience is preferred. This role involves hospital-based duties on the MedSurg floors and requires compassionate,