Patient Care Assistant, Float Pool, 7a-7p, PRN

UofL Hospital; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading academic health care system as a Patient Care Assistant in a dynamic and compassionate environment. This role offers the opportunity to provide essential clinical support to patients while working under the supervision of registered nurses. You will play a vital part in ensuring patient comfort and safety, assisting with daily activities, and maintaining a supportive atmosphere. This innovative institution is dedicated to transforming community health through exceptional care and advanced medical practices. If you are passionate about patient care and looking for a rewarding career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free tuition for employees' children/spouse/domestic partner

401K with Employer Match

Paid Vacation

Sick Days

Holidays

Competitive Pay & Benefits Options

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient admission, transportation, and discharge.
• Recognize changes in patient status and report to RN.
• Maintain patient privacy and dignity.

Skills

Patient Care

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Communication Skills

Grooming Assistance

Patient Transportation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Patient Care Assistant, Float Pool, 7a-7p, PRN

Location: 200 Abraham Flexner Way Lou, KY 40202

Shift Options: PRN, 7a-7p

About Us

UofL Health – Jewish Hospital, is an internationally renowned, high-tech tertiary referral center, developing leading-edge advancements in hand and microsurgery, heart and lung care, orthopedics, and sports medicine, neuroscience, organ transplantation and outpatient care. The hospital is the site of the world’s first successful hand transplant and AbioCor implantable replacement heart procedures, in addition to the first trial of adult cardiac stem cells in chronic heart failure. Jewish Hospital offers the most advanced technology for minimally invasive, robotic surgery including the da Vinci Xi, used for cardiac, general surgery, urologic, head and neck, and colorectal procedures, the Monarch Platform, a fully integrated bronchoscope for early detection of lung cancer, and Stryker’s MAKO roboticarm for total joint replacement of the knee and hip. Part of Jewish Hospital, the UofL Health – Trager Transplant Center is a nationally recognized transplant center offering heart, lung, liver, kidney, living donor, pancreas, and vascularized composite allografts (hand only) transplantation. As an advanced organ disease center, our multidisciplinary team of physicians and experts treat complex organ failure with live-saving procedures like the implantation of ventricular assist devices (VAD) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) as well as organ transplantation.

Our Mission

As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Job Summary

The Clinical Assistant provides clinical patient care support in a caring, safe, and efficient manner, under the supervision and delegation of the Registered Nurse. In collaboration with patients and families (as defined by the patient) the Clinical Assistant is responsible for the care of the patient. The Clinical Assistant adheres to and is supportive of the hospital and the department of Nursing mission and philosophy.

Responsibilities

Job responsibilities

• Recognizes changes in patient status and reports appropriate information to registered nurse.
• Assists with admission, transportation and discharge of patients
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principals of growth and development over the life span of the patient to include neonatal, infant, pediatric, adult and geriatric.
• Assists patient with dressing and undressing
• Assists patient with grooming and maintaining proper and clean appearance
• Assists patient with elimination/toileting needs
• Assists the patient with oral care
• Assists patients in transferring, repositioning, alignment and ambulation
• Accommodates patient’s needs through responding appropriately to patient’s verbal/nonverbal expressions of needs
• Keeps patient’s living areas pleasant and orderly
• Maintains patient’s self esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
• Provides patients with opportunities for independence and choice consistent with their plan of care.
• Assures patient’s rights are protected and that all patients, families, and significant others are made aware of patient’s rights.
• Measures body functions and documents care provided to patients
• Receives and shares information, observes and reports patients condition and any change of status to registered nurse
• Provides Safety, Sitter services for the patient as assigned
• Demonstrates and practices appropriate hand hygiene in delivery of patient care
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED/ equivalent (required)
  • Individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 may be employed on a temporary basis in positions not prohibited and for hours not to exceed those prescribed by the Department of Labor and the Commonwealth of Kentucky and who are on the path to earning a high school diploma or GED (see Employment of Minors policy)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare setting
• State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA) by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (preferred)
• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
• 401K with Employer Match

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About the company

Academic hospital in the heart of the Louisville metro area. #PowerofU