PCT/CNA (Nights)

clearskyhealth; Lancaster (OH); Presencial; USD 28 000 - 36 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

ClearskyHealth is seeking a compassionate patient care associate to support inpatient units in delivering essential daily care, monitoring, and safe patient handling."

The role emphasizes cleaning, documentation, communication with nursing staff, and adherence to infection prevention standards while maintaining confidentiality and teamwork across shifts.

Qualificações

• High school diploma or GED equivalent strongly preferred.
• 2 years of inpatient hospital experience preferred.
• Knowledge of infection prevention and proper body mechanics.
• General computer skills: data entry, word processing, email, records management.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and complete complex tasks.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and safety standards.

Responsabilidades

• Prioritizes and delivers basic patient care (bathing, toileting, feeding, grooming).
• Documents vital signs, intake/output, weights, and specimens.
• Transfers patients using proper body mechanics.
• Reports changes in patient condition to nursing staff.
• Maintains clean, safe, and organized patient rooms and beds.
• Adheres to rounding expectations and infection prevention standards.
• Responds promptly to patient and family calls and requests.
• Assigns applicable charges to patients using hospital system.
• May work during inclement weather or staffing emergencies.
• Supports overall safety and infection prevention policies.
• Performs other duties to support the organization.

Conhecimentos

Clinical operations

Infection prevention

Computer skills

Critical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Prioritization

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Safety standards

Formação académica

High school diploma or GED

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Our hospital provides high-quality care that transforms the lives of those living with disabling injuries and illnesses. We distinguish ourselves through our commitment to excellence, to our patients, to our employees, and to the communities we serve.

Essential Functions:

• Prioritizes and delivers basic patient care, including bathing, toileting, feeding, grooming, etc. Performs and documents vital signs, measures and records intake and output, weights, specimen collections, etc. Transfers patients utilizing proper body mechanics and safe patient handling techniques.
• Reports any changes observed in condition or behavior of patient to appropriate nursing personnel.
• Assists in preparing unit, patient rooms, and patient beds for receiving patient admissions. Maintains bed and room in a clean, neat, safe, and comfortable manner. Removes supplies and equipment not in use; placing furnishings and equipment out of the path in order to provide a safe, neat, and organized area.
• Adheres to patient rounding expectations and standards.
• Assists in maintaining a physical, social, and psychological environment conducive to providing maximal patient comfort and optimizing healing.
• Promptly and appropriately responds to patient and family calls and requests.
• Appropriately designates applicable charges to individual patients using hospital's established system.
• May be required to work during inclement weather and other staffing emergencies.
• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors, and staff. Assesses environmental risks for safety and implements appropriate precautions. Complies with appropriate and approved safety and Infection Prevention standards.
• Maintains regular attendance in keeping with assigned work schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of the organization.

Minimum Job Requirements

Minimum Education & Experience :

• High school diploma or GED equivalent strongly preferred.
• 2 years of experience in inpatient hospital setting preferred.

Required Licenses, Certifications, and/or Documentation:

• None

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of current clinical operations and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate Infection Prevention and proper body mechanics.
• Demonstrates general computer skills including data entry, word processing, email, and records management.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and complete complex tasks.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection prevention standards.
• Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
• Ability to work closely and professionally with others at all levels of the organization.

Physical Requirements Over the Course of a Shift:

• A significant amount of standing, walking, bending, reaching, carrying, lifting, pushing, and pulling, often for prolonged periods of time.
• Both gross and precise motor functions.
• Lifting/exerting of up to 50 lbs.
• Possible exposure to bodily fluids.
• Visual acuity required for patient assessment and documentation of care.
• Acute hearing required for accurate patient assessment.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to operate equipment and computer keyboard.
• Close vision and the ability to adjust focus.