Patient Care Associate - Intermediate Care Unit

Baptist Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Little Rock, AR seeks a Patient Care Associate to support nursing on the Intermediate Care Unit. The role focuses on basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and helping ensure comprehensive care for each patient and guest.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, ability to read/write, basic math, and strong communication with patients and staff. Epic proficiency is required; 12 college credits are needed for promotion opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions.
• Basic addition and subtraction skills.
• Verbal skills to relate to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
• Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks.
• Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic patient care and monitoring.
• Support hygiene and comfort on the unit.
• Work as part of the nursing team to ensure complete patient care.
• Assist patients and guests to meet physical, spiritual or educational needs.

Skills

Reading & writing

Basic math

Patient relations

Verbal communication

Teamwork

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.