Patient Care Technician - Flexible Rotating Shifts (PRN)

Avera St. Mary's; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Avera St Mary's Hospital is seeking a PRN Nursing Assistant to provide routine patient care and support services under the supervision of nurses and physicians.

The role includes ambulating, bathing, feeding, and assisting patients with daily activities, while maintaining compliance with hospital policies and patient safety standards. A CNA certification and a High School diploma (or GED) are preferred, with equal opportunity for qualified applicants.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to perform essential patient-care tasks.
• Strong communication with patients, families, and team members.
• Capable of following policies and procedures and maintaining safety.

Responsibilities

• 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 patient valuables are handled and accounted for.
• Greets all persons in the area, answers inquiries, directs or assists, relays messages, assists with gifts, flowers, and mail for patients, runs errands for staff.
• Ambulates patients and assists in and out of wheelchairs, measures intake/output, may collect specimens and transport patients.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

High School or GED

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification

Job description

Avera St Mary's Hospital is seeking a PRN Nursing Assistant to provide routine patient care and support services under the supervision of nurses and physicians.

The role includes ambulating, bathing, feeding, and assisting patients with daily activities, while maintaining compliance with hospital policies and patient safety standards. A CNA certification and a High School diploma (or GED) are preferred, with equal opportunity for qualified applicants.