Patient Care Technician - Neuro Care - FT - Days

Luminis Health; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health care is seeking a dedicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to join their team. This role involves providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients, assisting with daily hygiene, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring patient comfort. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of patient care protocols and the ability to communicate effectively with both patients and staff. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients while working in a supportive environment that values teamwork and collaboration. If you are passionate about health care and ready to contribute to a dynamic team, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; CNA certification needed.
• One year of experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care with a focus on hygiene and comfort.
• Assist with patient admissions and discharges, ensuring safety.

Skills

Patient Care

Vital Signs Monitoring

Communication Skills

Mobility Assistance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience as a CNA

Tools

Medical Equipment

Job description

Position Objective:

Contributes to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective health care through the direct care of patients and in collaboration with other members of the health care team. Understands self-motivation in performing basic nursing care. Participates in the team nursing concept, completing tasks as delegated by the assigned nurse.

Essential Job Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. Provides direct care to patients with special attention to personal hygiene in daily morning and bedtime care and comfort. Initiates and maintains all types of safety measures and comfort care to patients.
2. Assists with admission of patients by greeting and performing initial weight measurement, vital signs, disrobing as necessary, and orientation of patient to room and equipment.
3. Prioritizes discharge of patients by assisting with dressing, gathering belongings, and transport if necessary to lobby; removes equipment and supplies from room for environmental staff cleaning.
4. Participates in patient care, vital signs, intake and output, and other data collection and records according to policy and procedure; obtains specimens as requested using approved procedure. Assists patients with mobilization and/or positioning as ordered by physician or unit protocol.
5. Recognizes and reports pain, patient complaint, or obvious change in patient condition to assigned nurse.
6. Participates in the orientation of new staff acting as mentor when necessary and requested.
7. Transports medications, as necessary during the usual course of transporting patients within the institution, in keeping with policy and procedure regarding medication security. Ensures that medication is delivered to persons authorized to handle medication according to AAMC policy.
8. Maintains adequate levels of supplies and equipment on the unit.
9. Transports patients in accordance with established safety policies.
10. Processes written medical staff orders in accordance with established policy and procedure; communicating STAT or urgent orders to the care provider.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• One year of experience as a CNA in acute care setting preferred.
• If serving as a bilingual/multilingual interpreter, certification in Medical Interpretation is required to perform the duties of a qualified interpreter.

Required License/Certifications:

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• American Heart Association HealthCare Provider BLS

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands:

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

Physical Demands – Heavy

Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.