Unit Clinical Assistant - UCA - Surgery Unit - Full Time Night Shift - 72hoursbiweekly

Hendricks Regional Health; Danville (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendricks Regional Health is seeking an individual for full-time days with 12-hour shifts (6p-6:30a) in the United States. Previous patient care experience is a plus as you support nursing practice and patient care through direct care, communication, and clerical tasks.

The role emphasizes efficient use of supplies, timely completion of duties, adherence to policies, patient satisfaction, and safe patient handling.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Basic BLS: must obtain within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently use supplies and equipment.
• Complete assignments and duties in a timely manner.
• Leave shift on time and utilize time keeping system.
• Demonstrate productivity and accepts EDO and float assignments.
• Fill out appropriate work orders and support unit goals to eliminate waste.
• Participate and appropriately documents per unit specific standards and remain up to date with policy changes.
• Promote patient satisfaction as exemplified by patient recognition, letters from patients and families, or SEA(Service Excellence Award).
• Timely response to patient needs.
• Practice AIDET (Acknowledge, Identify, Duration, Explanation, Thank You).
• Provide holistic care for all types of diverse patient populations.

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary :

Every Hendricks associate has their own unique story to how they joined our family. Start your own journey with Hendricks. Seeking individual for full time days, working 12-hour shifts 6p-6:30a. Previous patient care experience a plus.

To support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care through use of a combination of direct patient care, communication modes, and clerical functions.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

Fiscal Responsibility

• Efficiently use supplies and equipment
• Complete assignments and duties in a timely manner
• Leave shift on time and utilize time keeping system
• Demonstrate productivity and accepts EDO and float assignments
• Fill out appropriate work orders and support unit goals to eliminate waste

Quality

• Participate and appropriately documents per unit specific standards and remain up to date with policy changes
• Possess ability to problem solve and to multitask within their scope of practice
• Offer suggestions to improve unit flow and patient experience
• Accept delegation of tasks appropriately
• Engages in teamwork

Patient Satisfaction

• Promote patient satisfaction as exemplified by patient recognition, letters from patients and families, or SEA(Service Excellence Award)
• Timely response to patient needs
• Practice professional use of personal electronic devices in patient care areas and keep noise to a minimum at all times
• Exemplifies excellent guest relations to patients, family members, and visitors
• Purposeful patient rounding

Patient Safety

• Practice safe patient mobilization and incorporate fall prevention interventions
• Use 2 patient identifiers with all tasks and point of care testing
• Utilizethe event management system for each unusual occurrence
• Adjust care routines to meet the individual patient needs in the role of UC or UCA as assigned
• Adhere to HIPAA and follow social media policy

Professional Growth

• Shares knowledge and skills with colleagues and others including orientation and cross-training
• Demonstrates leadership and be a resource for peers, be an active council member, be a super user, serve as a preceptor…
• Identifies professional needs and collaborates with management for learning opportunities for self and for the unit
• Participate in development and implementation of departmental goals
• Attend product practice change in-services

Customer Service

• Engage patients and their family
• Provide a professional and quiet patient environment, be flexible with assignments, staffing needs and assigned shifts
• Practice AIDET (Acknowledge, Identify, Duration, Explanation, Thank You)
• Promote commitment to co-workers, view all staff as part of an equal team and be approachable at all times, and maintain interdepartmental
• Relationships
• Provide holistic care for all types of diverse patient populations

Education and Experience Required:

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Basic BLS: must obtain within 3 months of hire

Work Shift :

3rd Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

36