What are the responsibilities and job description for the PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT position at St. Luke's Hospital?
You belong at St. Luke’s: Our family celebrates and supports you and encourages you to grow. Our family is there for you on the good days, the challenging days and everything in between. Join the St. Luke’s family, and see how you can be part of making life better for our patients, their families and each other. Position Details: Open to training candidate to Patient Care Assistant Position. Full Time or Part Time, Day and Night Positions Available (Benefit eligible) Multiple units available Must be able to attend 72 hours of class time and 100 hours of clinical time. March PCA Start: 3/20/23 Class: M-F (0700-1530) 3/20/23-4/7/23, OFF 4/3/23 HWO: 3/27/23 Floor Clinicals: starting week of 4/10/23 June PCA Start: 6/12/23 Class: M-F (0700-1530) 6/12/23-6/30-23, OFF 6/26/23 HWO: 6/19/23 Floor Clinicals: starting week of 7/3/23 Description:
Must be able to attend 72 hours of class time and 100 hours of clinical time.
March PCA
Start: 3/20/23
Class: M-F (0700-1530) 3/20/23-4/7/23, OFF 4/3/23
HWO: 3/27/23
Floor Clinicals: starting week of 4/10/23
June PCA
Start: 6/12/23
Class: M-F (0700-1530) 6/12/23-6/30-23, OFF 6/26/23
HWO: 6/19/23
Floor Clinicals: starting week of 7/3/23
Description:
THESE DUTIES REQUIRE ONGOING VALIDATION FOR COMPETENCY. YEARLY PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS ON STANDARD PRECAUTIONS, BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS AND FIRE AND SAFETY ARE REQUIRED. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A CPR CLASS IS REQUIRED EVERY TWO YEARS.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Open to training candidate to Patient Care Associate Position.
Full Time or Part Time, Day and Night Positions Available (Benefit eligible)
Multiple units available
Must be able to attend 72 hours of class time and 100 hours of clinical time.
March PCA
Start: 3/20/23
Class: M-F (0700-1530) 3/20/23-4/7/23, OFF 4/3/23
HWO: 3/27/23
Floor Clinicals: starting week of 4/10/23
June PCA
Start: 6/12/23
Class: M-F (0700-1530) 6/12/23-6/30-23, OFF 6/26/23
HWO: 6/19/23
Floor Clinicals: starting week of 7/3/23
Description:
Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse, the Patient Care Assistant is responsible for performing patient care in accordance with established Nursing Standards and Hospital Policies. This position is a non-licensed/non-certified staff member authorized to provide patients with basic care, non-medicinal comfort measures and activities of daily living. They may also be assigned other duties that are not direct patient care such as re-stocking supplies on the division to meet specified essential nursing division needs. They will perform duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with St. Luke’s mission and values.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
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Assist patients with mobility needs
- patient transfers
- turn and reposition in bed
- assist patient to bathroom/commode/up to chair
- assist with ambulation
- transport patients to tests in other hospital locations
- Utilize “lift equipment“ when it is appropriate, in a safe manner
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Perform patient care activities to include, but not limited to:
- skin care, oral hygiene, and personal hygiene
- provides bedpan or urinal as needed
- weigh patient
- obtain/serve oral fluids and nourishments, record intake
- feed patients when needed/assist with ordering meals when needed
- collects meal tray and place in Food & Nutrition cart
- obtain patient vital signs (temp, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, SAO2 and pain level) as ordered
- empty Foley catheters, drains and ostomy bags, record output
- assist with postmortem care
- respond to patient call lights
- document patient care information as directed
- restocks rooms & isolation equipment
- “Sit” with patient requiring 1:1 monitoring (Suicide or extremely confused patient)
- Transport supplies to other departments, when necessary, primarily if tube system is down
- Act as a “runner” to retrieve or transport supplies during Code Blue or other emergency situations
- Assist in keeping the environment clean and free of clutter.
- Update white boards
- Program “responder”
- Perform other work duties as assigned.
THESE DUTIES REQUIRE ONGOING VALIDATION FOR COMPETENCY. YEARLY PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS ON STANDARD PRECAUTIONS, BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS AND FIRE AND SAFETY ARE REQUIRED. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A CPR CLASS IS REQUIRED EVERY TWO YEARS.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Successful completion of orientation classes as deemed by Clinical Education.
- Successful completion of Basic Life Support (CPR) with renewal required every two years.
- Verbal and cognitive ability.
- May be required to rotate shifts because of hospital's 24 hour per day 7 days a week operation. May be required to work on other patient care units as needed.
- Able to address specific age-related needs of the patient.
- Maintain a clean & safe environment.
- Annual completion related to PCA competency developed by division managers and Clinical Education.
- Annual completion of mandatory programs in Care Learning.
High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Salary : $29,300 - $37,100
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