Patient Care Assistant - Clinical Decision Unit - Full time

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) in Tallahassee, FL is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support licensed nurses, perform routine patient care, and assist with daily living activities while maintaining a clean, safe environment.

No formal education is required. BLS certification is required before patient contact. Orientation is during the first full week (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm).

Qualifications

• BLS certification required prior to patient care.
• No formal education required.
• Six months experience for float pool (may be required).
• One year of job-related experience preferred.
• Orientation on first full week (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm).

Responsibilities

• Care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients.
• Performs direct patient care.
• Observes and reports changes in patient status.
• Provides a clean and safe environment.
• Assisting with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, etc.).
• Promoting and maintaining mobility (ambulating, transferring, turning, etc.).
• Assisting with nutrition and hydration (feeding and aiding).
• Assisting with toileting and elimination (bedpan, catheter care, etc.).
• Performs data gathering and records vital signs, intake/output.

Job description

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• None

Required Experience:

• None
  • NOTE: Minimum experience for float pool assignments is six (6) months.

Preferred Experience:

• One (1) year of job-related experience preferred.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • NOTE: BLS certification is required prior to performing patient care. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) may provide the opportunity for BLS certification training on-site as part of clinical orientation (as needed).

Responsibilities

Your Role:

Under direct supervision of a licensed nurse, the Patient Care Assistant performs a variety of routine duties involving:

• Care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients.
• Performs direct patient care.
• Observes and reports changes in the behavior and physical status of patients.
• Provides a clean and safe environment.

Additional Responsabilities of a Patient Care Assistant are:

• Assisting with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, oral and denture care, skin and nail care, bed making, and maintaining a clean environment.).
• Promoting and maintaining mobility (ambulating, transferring, transporting, turning, positioning, lifting, and performing range of motion exercises).
• Assisting with nutrition and hydration (feeding and assisting patients with eating and drinking).
• Assisting with toileting and elimination (assisting with the use of bedpan/urinal/bedside commode, providing catheter care, and care of the incontinent patient).
• Performs data gathering and recognizes abnormal findings (measures and records vital signs, weight, oral intake, output including urine, emesis, and stool).

NOTE: Orientationrequiresyour availability to completeClinical Orientation on your first fullweek (Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm).

Reports To:

• Registered Nurse (RN)/Nurse Manager [JC 031001] and/or RN/Assistant Nurse Manager [JC 030303]

Supervises:

• None