Patient Care Assistant — Frontline Healthcare Support

Advocate Health; Milwaukee (WI); Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Advocate Health seeks a Patient Care Assistant to support registered nurses in Milwaukee, delivering compassionate inpatient care. You will assist with bathing, grooming, feeding, mobility, and routine monitoring, and accurately document observations in the EMR.

The role requires teamwork, strong communication, basic computer skills, and commitment to safety and infection prevention. Formal qualifications include a GED/HSED or high school diploma and state nursing aide/BLS credentials as

Qualifikationen

• GED or high school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer skills and strong communication.
• Excellent organizational abilities and ability to set priorities.
• Nurse Aide in good standing and BLS certification as required.
• Teamwork and ability to follow RN instructions.

Aufgaben

• Assist with daily patient care: bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, and ambulation.
• Measure and document vitals and intake/output, and record in EMR.
• Perform purposeful rounding and communicate patient needs to RN.
• Assist in admission, transfer and discharge, room setup and equipment management.
• Collect specimens and perform point-of-care testing as indicated.
• Stock nursing area, clean equipment, and run errands as directed.
• Maintain skin integrity and assist with transfers and positioning.
• Follow infection prevention practices and proper PPE.
• Care for patients according to age-specific needs.
• May remove IVs and perform related tasks under RN direction.

Kenntnisse

Basic computer skills

Excellent oral and written

Excellent organizational skills

Teamwork

Ausbildung

GED/HSED or High School Diploma

Tools

EMR (Electronic Medical Records)

Jobbeschreibung

Advocate Health seeks a Patient Care Assistant to support registered nurses in Milwaukee, delivering compassionate inpatient care. You will assist with bathing, grooming, feeding, mobility, and routine monitoring, and accurately document observations in the EMR.

The role requires teamwork, strong communication, basic computer skills, and commitment to safety and infection prevention. Formal qualifications include a GED/HSED or high school diploma and state nursing aide/BLS credentials as