Certified Patient Care Assistant

About This Role

This role provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contributes to the overall patient plan of care. It involves ongoing patient data collection and documentation, as well as a variety of unit support functions to ensure efficient operation of the nursing unit. The position is on the Medical, Oncology, Telemetry (MOT) Unit at North Colorado Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance in activities of daily living and complete 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
• Collect patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output, and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit/facility policy and standards of care
• Document objective data and routine aspects of patient care
• Assist in the transportation of patient specimens
• Recognize and report abnormalities and/or changes in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided
• Perform procedures and use equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice; procedures may include blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring
• Provide necessary supplies, support, and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit-specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional
• Perform receptionist/clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective flow of communication and information throughout the department
• Participate in the resolution of customer problems or collect necessary data and follow through to appropriate person for problem resolution
• Maintain a complete patient record with admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms
• Ensure that all reports and chart forms are scanned or filed into the patient’s record
• Ensure that charting forms are labeled and accessible if they are needed
• Maintain adequate supplies of frequently used patient education materials
• Assist in the ordering of patient specimens
• Transcribe and process physician orders

Requirements

• Experience and passion for health care

Benefits

• $1,500 hire-on incentive
• Flat rate $1.50/hour weekend shift differential when applicable

Important Details

• Schedule: Full-time, 36 hours per week, three 12-hour shifts per week (6am-6:30pm)