Patient Care Assistant - Clinical Decision Unit - Full time

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is hiring a Patient Care Assistant to support licensed nurses in caring for medically ill patients within TMH’s acute care setting. You will perform routine direct patient care, monitor vital signs, and help maintain a safe, clean environment in a team-oriented hospital.

Orientation to Clinical Orientation is required during the first full week, with on-site duties and potential on-site training. BLS certification is required prior to performing patient care.

Qualifications

• BLS certification is required prior to performing patient care.
• Minimum six months experience for float pool assignments (as noted).
• One year of job-related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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).

Job description

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

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.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

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

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO APPLY

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).

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.