Geriatric Patient Care Tech | Vital Signs & Mobility

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Noland Health Services, Inc. in Birmingham, AL seeks a patient care assistant to provide activities of daily living for adult and geriatric patients under supervision of licensed staff.

Responsibilities include bathing, oral/denture care, turning and repositioning every two hours, ambulation, meal assistance, answering call bells, stocking supplies, transporting specimens, and assisting with discharge preparation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Minimum of one year of patient care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides activities of daily living with total or partial assistance.
• Performs indirect patient care tasks: answering call lights, stocking supplies, transporting specimens, and assisting with discharge prep.
• Assists with patient elimination needs, ROM, finger stick blood glucose tests, vital signs, and EKGs.
• Assists physicians and nurses with procedures and inventory management.

Skills

ADL assistance

Vital signs

EKG

Mobility support

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Medical supplies handling

Job description

Noland Health Services, Inc. in Birmingham, AL seeks a patient care assistant to provide activities of daily living for adult and geriatric patients under supervision of licensed staff.

Responsibilities include bathing, oral/denture care, turning and repositioning every two hours, ambulation, meal assistance, answering call bells, stocking supplies, transporting specimens, and assisting with discharge preparation.