Patient Care Assistant Operating Room

Commonspirit; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Patient Care Assistant, where you'll support patient care routines and assist nursing staff in providing essential care. Your role will involve monitoring vital signs, assisting with hygiene needs, and maintaining a safe environment for patients. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly wage in a respected hospital setting, dedicated to the compassionate care of the community.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• BLS certification is required.
• Preferred healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff.
• Monitors and records vital signs.
• Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Education

High School Diploma, GED or SRNA

Tools

BLS

Job description

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Responsibilities

Performs a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care as delegated by the RN. They provide assistance in transporting, transferring and lifting. They perform cleaning Functions in patient care unit as delegated, and perform selected diagnostic tests.

• Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff
• Monitors and records vital signs
• Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs
• Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output
• Obtains and records daily weight
• Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter
• Reports changes in patient’s status promptly to RN
• Performs as patient care companion when needed
• Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process
• Performs unit housekeeping needs
• Acts as a runner/transporter
• Checks and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated, reporting variances to appropriate personnel
• Updates assigned bed status
• Maintains a safe environment by responding to all bed alarms, call lights, telephones and alerting the correct person.
• Keeps patient environment clean, performs comfort rounds, keeps hallways clear of obstruction, no food or drink at the workstation, reports safety issues and broken equipment appropriately, and adheres to patient safety precautions
• Communicates with patient’s family, physicians, and unit personnel and peers in an accurate, courteous, and professional manner
• Other duties as assigned by manager
  
  

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care as delegated by the RN. They provide assistance in transporting, transferring and lifting. They perform cleaning Functions in patient care unit as delegated, and perform selected diagnostic tests.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff
• Monitors and records vital signs
• Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs
• Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output
• Obtains and records daily weight
• Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter
• Reports changes in patient’s status promptly to RN
• Performs as patient care companion when needed
• Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process
• Performs unit housekeeping needs
• Acts as a runner/transporter
• Checks and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated, reporting variances to appropriate personnel
• Updates assigned bed status
• Maintains a safe environment by responding to all bed alarms, call lights, telephones and alerting the correct person.
• Keeps patient environment clean, performs comfort rounds, keeps hallways clear of obstruction, no food or drink at the workstation, reports safety issues and broken equipment appropriately, and adheres to patient safety precautions
• Communicates with patient’s family, physicians, and unit personnel and peers in an accurate, courteous, and professional manner
• Other duties as assigned by manager
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education:

• High School Diploma, GED or SRNA
  
  

Required Licensure And Certifications

• BLS
  
  

And Training

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Healthcare experience preferred
  
  

Overview

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health a non-profit Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175000 employees and 25000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.

Pay Range

$15.92 - $22.79 /hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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