Patient Care Associate - Med/Surg-Pulmonary 7B

Baptist Health; Little Rock (AR); Sur place; USD 19 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Baptist Health in Little Rock, AR is seeking a Patient Care Associate to support nursing on Med/Surg-Pulmonary 7B. You will assist with basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and help ensure care is completed on the unit.

This role requires a high school diploma, willingness to complete 12 college credits for advancement, and flexibility to float to other units. Epic charting and effective communication with patients and staff are essential.

Qualifications

• 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 to be completed.

Responsabilités

• Assist with basic patient care and monitoring.
• Help with hygiene and comfort of patients.
• Chart and monitor tasks using Epic.
• Collaborate with nursing team to meet patient needs.

Connaissances

Reading

Written comms

Interpersonal

Medical terminology

Formation

High School diploma or equivalent

12 college credit hours

Outils

Epic

Description du poste

Patient Care Associate - Med/Surg-Pulmonary 7B

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 authorized48.00 hours bi-weekly.

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