Patient Care Tech - PACU - Days/Evenings Rotating - PRN

vcuhealth; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

VCU Health seeks a compassionate nursing assistant to provide direct patient care across units, ensuring safety and comfort for patients from neonates to geriatrics. You will collect vital signs, support daily living activities, and help maintain a clean, stocked environment in alignment with plans of care.

Required are a high school diploma or equivalent, CNA certification (preferred), and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• CNA certification preferred.
• AHA BLS HCP certification or equivalent required.
• Experience within a healthcare environment preferred.
• Completion of foundations/clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe direct care to patients and monitor their conditions.
• Maintain a safe, clean, stocked environment to support care.
• Record admissions data and vital signs; document changes per policy.
• Collaborate with licensed practitioners and health care team on care plans.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

ADL support

Infection control

PPE use

Documentation

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Certified Nursing Assistant

Job description

Essential Job functions

• Provide safe and direct care to patients in their assigned unit making age-appropriate adjustments as needed. Monitor patients' conditions and provide updates to the health care team.
• Provide direct and indirect care to patients with and without medical/surgical complications to meet their comfort, personal hygiene and safety needs.
• Provide care in accordance with nursing and medical plans of care and deliver per VCUHS Nursing and Hospital policy and procedure.
• Ensure assigned clinical location is maintained as a safe, clean, stocked environment to facilitate meeting patient needs and unit/healthcare team functioning.
• Maintain supplies, educational material, equipment, sterilization of supplies, instruments and the environment to promote quality, safe patient care outcomes (as applicable).
• Contribute to the patient experience by accurately identifying the patient, by observing safety goals and reporting to a licensed independent practitioner, manager and/or Registered Nurses regarding the patient's physical and mental responses to the plan of care or any incident posing harm or threat to a patient.
• Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information as outlined by VCUHS policy.
• Obtain or assist in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests.
• Attend all mandatory in-services and trainings and adhere to online training requirements.
• Ensure patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Establish and maintain courteous and effective rapport with patients, visitors, co-workers, and other members of health care team; demonstrate sensitivity and awareness to needs of patients, visitors and co-workers and respond promptly to verbal and/or written instructions.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Patient Population

• 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)

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

Required Qualifications

• 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

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 con