Patient Care Technician

Avera; Rock Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 24,797,000 - 32,401,000; Part time

Job summary

Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, IA is seeking a part-time PRN Certified Nurse Aide to provide routine patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Responsibilities include ambulation, bathing, feeding, taking vital signs, responding to call lights, and assisting with transport and clerical duties as needed.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED and CNA certification. The role supports a multidisciplinary team and emphasizes compassionate, quality patient

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine patient care under supervision of a nurse or physician.
• Ambulate, bathe, position patients; assist with meals and feeding.
• Respond promptly to patient call lights and assist with transfers or errands as needed.
• Perform clerical duties related to admissions, discharge, charts and forms.
• Coordinate with departments to arrange diagnostic/therapeutic services and appointments.

Education

High School or GED Equivalent

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board

Job description

Rock Rapids, IA

Part time

R-260027757

Location:

Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital

Worker Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

As Needed (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$18.00 - $23.50

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for providing routine patient care and support services in accordance with established policies and procedures, and as may be directed by the nurse or physician, to assure that the highest degree of quality patient care is maintained at all times.

What you will do

• Provides safe and direct patient care: ambulating, bathing, positioning, entering diet information into the computer system, passing meal trays, feeding and attending to other care needs. Responds promptly to patient call lights and special needs, ensures that patient valuables and personal items are properly handled and accounted for.

• Greets all persons coming to the area assigned, answer inquiries, may direct and assist them, take and relay messages, assist with gifts, flowers, and mail for patients, run errands for department staff.

• Ambulates patients and assist them in and out of wheelchairs, measures intakes and outputs, may collect specimens and transport patients as needed.

• Answers telephone, operates paging system, and attends station and direct traffic during emergencies.

• Prepares requisitions for diagnostic and therapeutic services patients as directed and coordinate appointments with respective departments. Makes outpatient appointments for discharging patients.

• Requisition of supplies and equipment, maintenance and repairs services and prepares related forms.

• Requests services such as the following as directed: Chaplain, social services, and pastoral care.

• Performs clerical duties related to procedures such as admission, discharge, preparing appropriate charts and forms, transfer, and death.

• Manages interdepartmental and patient mail.

• Maintains patient rooms in an orderly condition, changes bed linens and provides routine cleaning tasks.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

• Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board

Minimum Age Requirements

16

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].

At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.

The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444.

Additional Notices:

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Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.