Patient Care Assistant (PCA) - Full Time - Nights

Massac Memorial Hospital; Metropolis (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility seeks a full-time Patient Care Assistant for night shifts. Responsibilities include providing essential patient care, ensuring comfort, and assisting with general hygiene. Candidates must hold CNA and BLS certifications, and demonstrate excellent customer service skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Experience working in healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care, including hygiene and safety.
• Obtain and document vital signs and meal intake.
• Make rounds and reposition patients as required.

Skills

Customer Service

Compassion

Attention to Detail

Education

CNA certification

BLS certification

Job description

PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT (PCA) FT - NIGHTS

Position Summary:

Provide basic patient care to promote the comfort, cleanliness & safety of all patients including neonate thru geriatric. Duties typically assigned by Registered Nurse (RN).

Essential Functions (Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities):

1 Obtain vital signs & accurately document.
2. Record Intake & Output & document meal intake.
3. Perform general hygiene care as needed which may include bathing, changing linens, oral hygiene & dressing patients.
4. Make rounds on assigned patients at least every 2 hours & as needed.
5. Provide safe environment for patient & follow guidelines for Fall Risk patients.
6. Reposition patients every 2 hours or as assigned by the RN or as patient care requires.
7. Promptly answer call lights.
8. Other tasks as assigned by the RN

Additional Duties, Tasks, Responsibilities & Expectations:

1. Comply with all hospital policies & procedures (P&P) as applicable for position including employee handbook, department & administrative P&P, goals & objectives for self, department & performance improvement, safety, compliance program, accreditation & survey standards, HIPAA & confidentiality & infection control.
2. Provide exceptional customer service to all external (patients, families, etc.) & internal (co-workers, other departments, physicians, etc.) customers.
3. Participate in staff meetings & serve on hospital committees/teams as appropriate.
4. Perform work in effective, organized, accountable & competent manner.
5. Be respectful, courteous & caring in all interactions with others and display a positive attitude.
6. Demonstrate initiative & ownership in performance of duties & be self-starter.
7. Pass competency & proficiency testing as required by department or hospital.
8. Adapt to changing work assignments & comfortable serving diverse community.
9. Keep knowledge & skills current via education activities, in-services & other training & keep certification(s) current, if any.
10. Promote nursing & hospital services in service delivery area.
11. Function well under stressful conditions involving patients, family, physicians, other departments & entities, workload, etc.
12. Report or update nurses or manager on patient care issues or problems to correct or monitor.
13. Maintain home &/or message telephone & "fill-in" for other staff as required.
14. Perform related duties including assignment to other units/offices as required.

Shift: Nights 7:00 pm - 7:00 am. Schedule varies.

Experience: CNA certification and BLS required.

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