Patient Care Associate - Intensive Care

Veterans in Healthcare; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

BHMC-Little Rock is seeking a Patient Care Associate to support nursing staff with basic patient care, monitoring and hygiene. You will help ensure care is complete and delivered on a day shift in the Intensive Care unit, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to meet patient and guest needs.

The role emphasizes effective communication, adherence to instructions, and proper use of Epic for charting and task monitoring, with potential float to other units as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Requires 12 college credits to promote to the next level.
• Ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic patient care, monitoring and hygiene.
• Work with nursing staff to ensure care is complete and timely.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Basic math

Epic software

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

12 college credits

Tools

Epic

Job description

Job ID: 65642

BHMC-Little Rock

Nursing Support

Part Time

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.

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 authorized 48.00 hours bi-weekly.