Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Special Operations, $3,000 Sign on Bonus, Various Shifts

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Patient Care Assistant to join their Special Operations team. In this rewarding role, you will provide essential hands-on care to patients, assisting with daily activities and monitoring their well-being under the guidance of registered nurses. This position not only offers a competitive salary and a $3,000 sign-on bonus for experienced candidates but also provides the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment recognized for its award-winning care. If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

$3,000 Sign on Bonus

Impressive Special Operations Differentials

Flexible Shifts

Qualifications

• Ability to perform essential patient care tasks under supervision.
• Knowledge of basic medical procedures and patient interaction.

Responsibilities

• Assist registered nurses with direct patient care and daily activities.
• Monitor and record vital signs and assist with mobility.

Skills

Patient Care

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Patient Care Assistant, Special Operations

$3,000 Sign on Bonus for Experienced PCAs

Full time, 72 Hours per pay period, Day and night shifts

*Impressive Special Operations Differentials in Addition to Existing Shift Differentials*

Special Operation Units:

• Oncology, Post Surgical
• Orthopedic-Neuro, Bariatric
• Acute-Renal, Pulmonary
• Complex Medical

Parkwest Overview:

Headquartered in Knoxville, Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the area’s largest employer. Parkwest is Covenant Health’s and West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital, offering our patients world-class treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home.

In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. For 2020-21, Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee.

Knoxville, located in East Tennessee, is the third largest city in the state, well-known for its proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is the home of the University of Tennessee. Go Vols! Living in Knoxville means experiencing all four seasons, each of them mild!

Combine all that with the abundant natural beauty of the surrounding mountains, and you have a city that truly offers something for everyone. Knoxville has a vibrant arts culture, seasonal festivals, top-notch food, and incredible outdoor recreation. It’s a perfect blend of big-city amenities and Southern charm.

Position Summary:

Functions as a direct patient caregiver performing tasks to assist registered nurses. Performs hands-on care, assistance with ADLs, and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader.

Responsibilities

• Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressures, weights, heights, and intake-output measurements.
• Encourage patients to turn, cough, and take deep breaths and to use incentive spirometry as specified by Plan of Care.
• Ambulate, and assist patients in and out of bed, into wheelchairs and transport when necessary.
• Attend to nutritional needs of patients, which may include distributing meal trays, feeding, filling, and passing out water pitchers.
• Provide morning or evening care, which may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patient, changing bed linen, cleaning over-bed table and bedside stand, straightening room, and other supportive care as needed.
• Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins and record intake and output.
• Assist in maintaining a safe environment, which may include reporting equipment that is out of order, appropriate handling of linen and storing of supplies.
• Provide general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; preoperative supportive care; and application/removal of abdominal binders or anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
• Empty & clean ostomy bag, per procedure.
• Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens as ordered.
• Perform tasks such as ROM, assist with ambulatory devices as specified by the patients' plan of care.
• Perform phlebotomy (requires additional training), including correct labeling using two patient identifiers, maintenance of lab-draw supplies, rotating and restocking.
• Perform EKG (requires special training).
• Promptly answer patient call lights and respond to patient requests.
• Report significant changes in patients' condition to RN.
• Help to maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment.
• Employ all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures, and proper body mechanics in performance of job.
• Document/maintain patient record as appropriate.
• Gather equipment for O2 set up. Check O2 for connection and proper placement.
• Check for proper functioning of equipment at patient bedside.
• Ambulate patients with oxygen.
• Set up suction equipment and check for proper function.
• Demonstrate knowledge and competency in providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
• Demonstrate ability to perform skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
• Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards. Complete required education assignments annually. Work toward achieving goals and objectives, and participate in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill, and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience:

None.

Licensure Requirement:

CPR required

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