Emergency Patient Care Associate II - Full-Time (Sign-On Bonus)

Hospital & Other Career; Beaver (Beaver County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on/Retention bonus $3,000

Job summary

Heritage Valley Beaver is seeking a Full-Time Patient Care Associate to join our on-site Emergency Department team in Beaver, PA. You will provide direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse and support daily living activities such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and mobility.

The role requires a nursing assistant program completion or nursing student status after the first quarter/semester, high school diploma, excellent bedside manner, and BCLS certification.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of a nursing assistant program (proof of completion required) or a nursing student after successful completion of their first quarter/semester of nursing school or an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Excellent bedside manner and customer service skills.
• BCLS.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care appropriate to age, culture, and developmental needs under the direction of the Professional Nurse.
• Works closely with patients to provide physical assistance with daily living tasks (dressing, bathing, feeding, toileting).
• Assists with vital signs, catheter care, answering call lights, ambulation, turning, and patient safety.
• May obtain 12 lead EKG, set up respiratory equipment, monitor Point of Care tests, bladder catheterization, venipuncture, and transcribe orders.

Skills

Bedside manner

Customer service

EKG setup (12-lead)

Respiratory equipment setup

Venipuncture

Vital signs

Education

Nursing assistant program completion

Nursing student (after first quarter/semester)

Basic Life Support (BCLS)

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Point of Care test monitoring

Job description

Heritage Valley Beaver is seeking a Full-Time Patient Care Associate to join our on-site Emergency Department team in Beaver, PA. You will provide direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse and support daily living activities such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and mobility.

The role requires a nursing assistant program completion or nursing student status after the first quarter/semester, high school diploma, excellent bedside manner, and BCLS certification.