Patient Care Assistant — Hands-On Nurse Support

Advocate Health Care; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Hazel Crest, IL, seeks a Nurse Assistant (CNA) to support RNs in daily patient care, including bathing, feeding, and mobility. You will collect vital signs, document data in the EMR, and participate in admissions, transfers and discharges under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include ensuring call lights are answered promptly, assisting with specimen collection and transport, maintaining stock, and upholding infection prevention standards.

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to set priorities.

Responsibilities

• Assist RN with daily patient care including bathing, feeding, and mobility.
• Take and document vital signs and intake/output data.
• Document in EMR and communicate observations to RN.
• Assist with admissions, transfers and discharges under supervision of RN.
• Ensure patient call light is within reach and respond promptly.
• Collect specimens and perform point-of-care testing as directed.
• Maintain stock and clean equipment.
• Assist with patient positioning and skin care.
• Follow infection prevention policies and PPE.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Oral and written communication

Organizational skills

Education

High School diploma

GED/HSED

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Hazel Crest, IL, seeks a Nurse Assistant (CNA) to support RNs in daily patient care, including bathing, feeding, and mobility. You will collect vital signs, document data in the EMR, and participate in admissions, transfers and discharges under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include ensuring call lights are answered promptly, assisting with specimen collection and transport, maintaining stock, and upholding infection prevention standards.