Patient Care Associate - Intermediate Care Unit

Baptist Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Little Rock is seeking a Patient Care Associate to support the nursing team on the Intermediate Care Unit during the night shift. You will assist with basic patient care, monitor patients, and help ensure complete care for each patient and guest.

The role requires a High School diploma or equivalent, basic math skills, and the ability to read, write, and follow instructions. Experience with Epic is needed, and 12 college credit hours are required to progress.

Qualifications

• Requires High School diploma or equivalent; ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions; basic addition and subtraction skills; and the verbal skills to effectively relate to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
• Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks to be completed.
• Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic patient care and hygiene.
• Monitor patients and report changes to nursing staff.
• Support nursing team to ensure care is completed and patient needs are met.

Skills

Reading

Writing

Verbal communication

Basic math

Education

High School diploma

12 college credit hours

Tools

Epic

Job description

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.

Job Details

• Department: Intermediate Care Unit
• Shift: Night
• Working Hours: 1830-0700

Other Information

• Requires High School diploma or equivalent; the ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions; basic addition and subtraction skills; and the verbal skills to effectively relate to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
• Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks to be completed.
• Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level.
• This job will be authorized 72.00 hours bi-weekly.