Patient Care Tech - Clinical Decision Unit - Rotating

VCU Health; United States; Sur place; USD 24 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

VCU Health is seeking a patient care assistant to support basic nursing tasks and patient comfort. The role focuses on vital signs, nutrition and hydration, mobility, and ensuring safe, compassionate care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Required: high school diploma, CNA licensure or equivalent, and BLS/HCP certification. Preferred: clinical nursing coursework with rotation and prior healthcare experience. Expect shifts with exposure to inpatients and infection control protocols.

Qualifications

• Certification/completion of CNA/MA/EMT/Military Corpsman or Nursing Aide training program.
• Experience in a healthcare environment or completion of foundations/clinical nursing course with a rotation.
• BLS HCP or equivalent licensure/certification.

Connaissances

Healthcare experience

Vital signs documentation

ADL support

Feeding and hydration

Ambulation assistance

PPE compliance

Communication skills

Formation

High School Diploma

CNA licensure/certification

BLS/CPR Certification

Description du poste

Employment Qualifications:

Required Education: High School Degree or equivalent

Preferred Education: Certified Nursing Assistant Licensure/Certification

Required: AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent Licensure/Certification

Preferred: N/A

Minimum Qualifications:

• Required Qualifications: Certification/Completion of one of the following: Certified Nursing Assistant Medical Assistant Emergency Medical Technician Military Corpsmen/Medic Nursing Aide Training Program Experience within a healthcare environment OR Completion of foundations/ clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Knowledge of patient data collection and documentation (i.e. vital signs, intake/output, change in patient condition) Knowledge of basic hygiene and activities of daily living care Ability to assist with feeding, hydration, and nutrition Ability to assist with ambulation and patient mobility Ability to provide safe, compassionate care Accountability for completion of assigned tasks Ability to wear personal protective equipment as needed

Cultural Responsiveness: Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: Acute care experience as a nursing assistant or aide experience

Patient Population:

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge and related competencies of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age, specific needs and to provide the equitable care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures. Neonates (0-4 weeks), Infant (1-12 months), Pediatrics (1-12 years), Adolescents (13-17 years), Adolescents (13-17 years), Adults (18-64 years), Geriatrics (65 years and older)

Working Conditions:

Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur. May be exposed to physical altercations and verbal abuse. May be required to use physical restraints. May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights. May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids. May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials. May have periods of constant interruptions. Individuals in this position are required to exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn the policies concerning infection control.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Demands: Lifting/ Carrying (0-100 lbs.), Push/Pull (0-100 lbs.), Climb, Stoop, Kneel, Squat, Balance, BendWork Position: Sitting, Walking, Standing

Additional Physical Requirements/ Hazards:

Manual dexterity (eye/hand coordination); Perform shift work; Maneuver weight of patients; Hear alarms/telephone/tape recorder; Reach above shoulder; Repetitive arm/hand movements; Finger DexterityHazards: Depth perception; Exposure to toxic/caustic/chemicals/detergents; Exposure to moving mechanical parts; Exposure to x ray/electromagnetic energy; Exposure to high pitched noises

Mental/Sensory - Emotional:

Strong Recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical ThinkingEmotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

Compensation Grade Range:

$17.25 - $24.12 Actual salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

Compensation Range:

$17.25 - $24.12 Actual salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We Are:

Inventing better care, day by day by discovery. Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life‑saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all:

• One college and four health sciences schools
• An academic medical center
• A Level I trauma center
• One of only two NCI‑designated cancer centers in Virginia
• The region’s only full‑service children’s hospital
• More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
• With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field

Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top‑ranked local specialists and all‑around all‑stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.