Patient Care Associate - Orthopedics

Baptist Healthcare; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Baptist Health in North Little Rock is seeking a Patient Care Associate for the Orthopedics department. The role is part-time with a night shift from 1830 to 0700, averaging 48 hours bi-weekly. Responsibilities include aiding nursing with basic patient care, monitoring, and hygiene within the unit and hospital.

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and must complete 12 college credits to advance. Floating to other units may be required as needed.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• A Patient Care Associate serves as a technical assistant to nursing on the unit and supports basic patient care and monitoring.
• Assists with hygiene and helps ensure care is completed as part of the nursing team.
• Works across units to meet patient and guest needs on physical, spiritual, and educational levels.

Skills

Reading/Writing

Basic math

Verbal communication

Epic charting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

12 college credits for next level

Tools

Epic

Job description

Patient Care Associate - Orthopedics

Job ID: 64299

BHMC- North Little Rock

Nursing Support

Part Time

Job Details

Department: Orthopedics

Shift: Night

Working Hours: 1830 - 0700

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
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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