Patient Care Assistant Training Program

Regional Health Services of Howard County; Des Moines (IA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Patient Care Assistant in a temporary role. This position offers comprehensive training in patient care, enabling you to support clinical staff while gaining valuable experience. Ideal for those looking to enter the healthcare field, the program includes classroom and clinical hours, focusing on diverse patient needs.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities including bathing and nutrition.
• Respond to patient calls and perform rounds.
• Collect and label specimens.

Skills

Personal hygiene

Patient care

Safe patient handling

Job description

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• Next class will begin July 28th-August 8th *
  
  

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day Shift

Description

• Next class will begin July 28th-August 8th *
  
  

Job Summary

The Patient Care Assistant is a temporary position for employees hired into the Patient Care Technician Training Program without experience or training as a Certified Nursing Assistant. The PCT training program is 120 hours in length, inclusive of classroom, skills lab and clinical hours. During PCT training, the Patient Care Assistant may assist the clinical staff in the provision of patient care with continual supervision. These duties may vary by shift or may be unit specific. The Patient Care Assistant is trained in the provision of care for patients of diverse ages. Works rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

Essential Functions

• Attends didactic and clinical training sessions as outlined in the course curriculum. Adheres to attendance requirements.
• Receives training to assist patients with activities including personal hygiene, bathing, ambulation, transporting, dressing/undressing, nutrition/feeding, and elimination needs.
• Assists in the delivery of patient care with supervision by an RN, LPN, or Patient Care Technician.
• Responds to patient calls and performs patient rounds to ensure the environment is safe/tidy.
• Trained in the use of safe patient handling techniques when repositioning, transferring, and ambulating patients.
• Performs safety patient observation for patients who are impulsive and/or at risk of injury to self or others.
• Assists with post-mortem care. - Observes and communicates patient needs to the nurse/PCT.
• Collects and labels specimens.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age.
  
  

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

MercyOne Central Iowa Sets The Standard For Personalized And Radically Convenient Care In The Des Moines Metro Area And Surrounding Counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Founded By The Sisters Of Mercy In 1893, Is The Longest Continually Operating Hospital In Des Moines And Iowa's Largest Medical Center, With 802 Beds Available. The Hospital Is One Of The Midwest's Largest Referral Centers. Other Centers Associated With MercyOne Central Iowa Include

MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center

MercyOne Centerville Medical Center

MercyOne Newton Medical Center

MercyOne Children's Hospital

MercyOne Clive Rehabilitation Hospital

House of Mercy

Clive Behavioral Health

With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa's largest employers.

MercyOne Medical Group - Central Iowa is one of Iowa's largest multispecialty clinic systems, made up of more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Wapello, Warren and Webster counties.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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