Patient Care Associate - Intermediate Care Unit

Baptist Health Arkansas; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Arkansas is seeking a Patient Care Associate for the Intermediate Care Unit to assist with basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and to help ensure care is complete as part of the nursing team.

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions; basic math; and Epic charting skills. To advance, 12 hours of college credit are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions.
• 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, monitoring, and hygiene.
• Work as part of the nursing team to ensure complete care for patients and guests.
• Support nursing team to ensure patient care is completed and well-documented.

Skills

Reading & writing

Verbal communication

Basic math

Education

High school diploma

12 college credits

Tools

Epic

Job description

Patient Care Associate - Intermediate Care Unit

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; 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 authorized72.00 hours bi-weekly.

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