Patient care assistant

Primary City / State :

Mesa, Arizona

Department Name :

Outpatient Observation Unit

Work Shift : Night

Night

Job Category : Clinical Care

Clinical Care

3,000 Sign-on Bonus Available!

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The Observation Unit fills a universal need by providing a setting of care for patients not requiring an inpatient admission to receive additional diagnostic workup or therapeutic intervention beyond the scope of a typical Emergency Department visit.

The growth of observation medicine has been driven by innovations in health care, an ongoing shift of patients from inpatient to outpatient settings.

Observation medicine encompasses the management of appropriate patients for a timeframe of 6 to 24 hours in order to assess their need for inpatient admission or discharge them home.

Relative to traditional admission, studies have shown this alternative to have several beneficial health care outcomes. The Observation Unit has 70 beds (60 Tele beds / 10 Med / Surg beds).

Become part of our Outpatient Observation Unit! As a Patient Care Assistant , you will have the opportunity to be a part of a team-oriented unit where RNs and PCA’s work cohesively and in collaboration with one another, as well as with the interdisciplinary team.

If you enjoy working with a great team of professionals in an exciting environment this is the place for you.

Weekend rotations are required in this role. Enjoy a flat rate $1 / hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-night shift differential when applicable.

The night shift is from 6pm to 6 : 30am.

Located on an 80-acre campus in Mesa, Arizona, Banner Desert Medical Center is one of Arizona's largest and most comprehensive hospitals and is recognized by U.

S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. We provide an abundance of exceptional opportunities with more than 600 licensed beds, including over 100 dedicated to children.

Areas of excellence include high-risk pregnancy and neonatal care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine.

With 21 operating rooms, we offer a full range of surgical specialties and advanced technology that includes the daVincir Surgical System.

About Banner Children's Hospital at Desert If you desire to provide the best care possible to the most vulnerable patients, come to Banner Children's Hospital at Desert in Mesa, Ariz.

Within our 248-bed, state-of-the-art facility, specially trained nurses, physicians and other clinical professionals utilize the most advanced technology - including iCare ICU monitoring and robotic surgery - to provide high quality, child-friendly, family-centered care.

Our facilities feature a recently expanded 104-bed NICU, a 24-bed PICU, six pediatric ORs and a 26-bed ED. We also offer dedicated pediatric rehab, radiology, oncology and hematology capabilities.

With clinical diversity, exceptional training programs and a supportive culture, this is a place where you can grow in your career as you help our very special patients.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care.

This position is responsible for on-going patient data collection and documentation in the medical records and provides a variety of unit support functions which contribute to the overall efficient operation of the nursing unit / department.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility and providing assistance with nutritional intake as needed.

2. Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input / output and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit / facility policy and standards of care.

Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care. Assists in the transportation of patient specimens.

3. Recognizes and reports abnormalities and / or changes in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional.

Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.

4. Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice;

procedures may include blood draws, foley catheters removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring. Provides necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.

5. Performs receptionist / clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective flow of communication and information throughout the department.

Participates in the resolution of customer problems or collects necessary data and follows through to appropriate person for problem resolution.

Ensures that all reports and chart forms are scanned or filed into the patient’s record. Ensures that charting forms are labeled and accessible if they are needed.

Maintains adequate supplies of frequently used, patient education materials. Assists in the ordering of patient specimens.

May transcribe and process physician orders effectively using the electronic medical record.

7. Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies and completes requisition forms when supplies need to be ordered.

Reconciles supply order upon delivery. Monitors and tracks the use and whereabouts of electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and lap top computers.

Ensures that all are accounted for and in working order.

8. Based on area of assignment may assist with transporting patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care unit.

Participates in OR room turnover.

9. This position works under supervision and has responsibility for assigned unit only. Incumbents work in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment with

Last updated : 2024-03-02