Patient Care Associate - Med Surg

Baptist Health Arkansas; Magnolia (AR); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Arkansas is seeking a Patient Care Associate to support nursing staff on the unit by assisting with basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and ensuring care is complete. The role collaborates with the nursing team across hospital units to meet patient and guest needs, including physical, spiritual, and educational aspects.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, with at least 12 college credits to progress.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic patient care and monitoring.
• Support hygiene on the unit and throughout the hospital.
• Collaborate with the nursing team to ensure complete care for patients and guests.
• Adapt to unit needs and float to other departments when required.

Skills

Reading & writing

Basic math

Communication with patients

Epic charting

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

12 college credits

Tools

Epic

Job description

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 authorized0.00 hours bi-weekly.