Patient Care Associate - Med/Surg-Pulmonary 7B

Baptist Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Little Rock seeks a Patient Care Associate to assist nursing on the unit with basic patient care, monitoring and hygiene. You will help ensure care is completed for patients and guests, within a clinical hospital setting.

The role involves teamwork on the Med/Surg-Pulmonary 7B unit, day shift, with potential to float to other units as needed. Requires a HS diploma and completion of 12 college credit hours for promotion.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions.
• Basic addition and subtraction skills.
• Verbal skills to relate to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.

Responsibilities

• Assist with basic patient care, monitoring, and hygiene.
• Work as part of the nursing team to meet patient and guest needs.
• Utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks.

Skills

Reading

Writing

Instruction following

Communication

Epic

Education

High School Diploma

College credits (12 hours)

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.

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Job Details

Department: Med/Surg-Pulmonary 7B

Shift: Day

Working Hours: 0630-1900

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 72.00 hours bi-weekly.