Patient Care Assistant - Internal Medicine Full Time

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

Benefits offered by this job

On-site orientation

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support licensed nurses in caring for medically ill patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Under direct supervision, you will perform routine direct patient care, maintain a clean and safe environment, and assist with activities of daily living. Orientation is required during the first full week, Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, and BLS certification is required prior to patient care.

Qualifications

• No formal education required.
• Minimum six months experience for float pool assignments.
• BLS certification required prior to performing patient care.

Responsibilities

• Care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients as directed by a licensed nurse.
• Performs direct patient care and reports changes in patient condition.
• Maintains a clean, safe environment and supports with activities of daily living.
• Assists with mobility, nutrition, hydration, toileting, and data gathering including vital signs.

Skills

Patient care

Observation

Communication

Teamwork

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: Orientation requires your availability to complete Clinical Orientation on your first full week (Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm).

Reports To:

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

Supervises:

• None