Patient Care Assistant -Pediatrics - Full Time

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is seeking a patient care assistant to support direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. You will assist with activities of daily living, observe patient status, and help maintain a clean, safe environment on a busy unit.

Ideal candidates are flexible for orientation and committed to patient comfort and safety, with BLS certification required prior to performing patient care.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required prior to patient care.
• BLS training may be provided on-site as part of orientation.
• No formal education or experience required.

Responsibilities

• Care for medically ill patients.
• Perform direct patient care.
• Observe and report changes in patient condition.
• Provide a clean and safe environment.
• Assist with activities of daily living.

Job description

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

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.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

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: Orientationrequiresyour availability to completeClinical Orientation on your first fullweek (Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm).

Reports To:

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

Supervises:

• None

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY

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).

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.