Emergency Department Patient Care Technician

WVU Medicine; Uniontown (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support the Emergency Department, assisting with patient care under RN supervision. The role requires providing comfort, hygiene, safety and basic treatments, and assisting with registration and transport.

Qualifications include a high school diploma (GED) and six months of direct patient care experience; preference for PA Nursing Assistant certification. This is a full-time, non-exempt position in Uniontown, PA.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Six (6) months experience providing direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provides and assists with patient care including basic hygiene, comfort, support and safety measures, nutrition and elimination needs, simple treatments and procedures, vital signs, weights, glucose monitoring and mobility utilizing proper tools and body mechanics appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Accurately and efficiently registers patients when working in the registration area.
• Receives and communicates patient information accurately; recognizes when to call or report information to the nurse.
• Performs EKGs.
• Answers call lights and performs purposeful rounding ensuring patient/family needs are being met.
• Documents assigned tasks according to policy and procedures appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Cleans all patient equipment as per policy. Tags defective equipment and notifies appropriate department for repair.
• Transports patient and performs courier duties for the department.
• Performs efficiently in emergency situations such as Code 68, Code 99 and Code 44.
• Restocks and ensures adequate supplies for patient care such as locked carts, linen, instruments, etc., according to unit specific logs.
• Monitors and records temperature logs according to unit specific checklist.
• Maintains a neat and orderly nursing unit, hallways and utility rooms
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Pennsylvania Department of Health Nursing Assistant Certification

Job description

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support the Emergency Department, assisting with patient care under RN supervision. The role requires providing comfort, hygiene, safety and basic treatments, and assisting with registration and transport.

Qualifications include a high school diploma (GED) and six months of direct patient care experience; preference for PA Nursing Assistant certification. This is a full-time, non-exempt position in Uniontown, PA.