Patient Care Associate - Intensive Care

Baptist Healthcare; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Little Rock is seeking a Part Time Patient Care Associate for the Intensive Care unit. The role supports nursing, performs basic patient care and monitoring, and helps ensure complete care for each patient and guest.

The position requires a High School diploma or equivalent and at least 12 college credits for advancement. May float to other units as needed and shifts are Day 0630–1900 with 48 hours biweekly.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level.
• May be required to float to another unit/department when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic patient care, monitoring and hygiene.
• Support nursing on the unit to ensure care is complete.
• Communicate with patients, visitors and staff as needed.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Basic math

Epic charting

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

12 college credits completed

Tools

Epic

Job description

Patient Care Associate - Intensive Care

BHMC-Little Rock

Nursing Support

Part Time

Job Details

Department: Intensive Care

Shift: Day

Working Hours: 0630 - 1900

Summary:

A Patient Care Associate serves as a technical assistant to nursing on the unit whose primary function is to assist with basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and to help ensure care is complete. The nursing assistant works as part of the nursing team on a unit and throughout the hospital to ensure that each and every patient and guest to the hospital has their needs met, whether that need is physical, spiritual or educational.

Other information:

• Requires High School diploma or equivalent
• Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level.
• May be required to float to another unit/department when necessary.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Needed:

• Ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions.
• Basic addition and subtraction skills.
• The verbal skills to effectively relate to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
• Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks to be completed.

This job will be authorized48.00 hours bi-weekly.