Patient Care Assistant II Ortho PRN Nights

OverviewAs a Patient Care Assistant at CHI Saint Joseph Health you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities.Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You’re diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well.Key Responsibilities Include:

Check-in with the outgoing patient care assistant at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients.

Conduct hourly rounds checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed.

Assist patients with ambulating as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall. Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside.

Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients.

Assist the bedside nurse as needed such as: holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies, and cleaning up after.

Help the bedside nurse with any wound checks or dressing changes.

Change bed linens, check patients’ weight, other tasks as assigned each day.

About Us:Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioujd4fnJcY) .Whether you are an experienced healthcare professional or working toward that, we invite you to experience Hello Humankindness (https://www.chisaintjosephhealth.org/library/landing/humankindness) with us! CHI Saint Joseph Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our team members well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance such as:

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs with matching

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Mental Health resources for you and your family

Wellness Program with rewards up to $450

Tuition Reimbursement for future career growth and development

Adoption Assistance

Voluntary Protection: Accident, Critical Illness, Identify Theft and Pet Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability

Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits to support adult and child care needs

Employer Discounts

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Bonuses up to $7,500

Sign-on Bonuses up to $10,000

Education Assistance (student loan payoff) up to $24,000

for eligible hiresLearn more about Saint Joseph Hospital and its awards and recognitions here: Saint Joseph Hospital (https://www.chisaintjosephhealth.org/saint-joseph-hospital)ResponsibilitiesPerforms a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care as delegated by the RN. They provide assistance in transporting, transferring and lifting. They perform cleaning Functions in patient care unit as delegated, and perform selected diagnostic testsEssential Key Job Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff

Monitors and records vital signs

Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs

Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output

Obtains and records daily weight

Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter

Reports changes in patient’s status promptly to RN

Performs as patient care companion when needed

Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process

Performs unit housekeeping needs

Acts as a runner/transporter

Checks and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated, reporting variances to appropriate personnel

Updates assigned bed status

Maintains a safe environment by responding to all bed alarms, call lights, telephones and alerting the correct person

Keeps patient environment clean, Performs comfort rounds, keeps hallways clear of obstruction, no food or drink at the workstation, reports safety issues and broken equipment appropriately, and adheres to patient safety precautions

Communicates with patient’s family, physicians, and unit personnel and peers in an accurate, courteous, and professional manner

Acts as receptionist for the unit; has limited use of the hospital information systems according to hospital policy dependent on the need of the unit. This can include, but not limited to: consulting in EPIC, navigate through EPIC, discharge patients, put milestones into tele tracking, maintain paper charts and checking on MD orders

Removes saline locks

Order floor stock and puts it away

Perform 12 lead EKGs where unit allows

Other duties as assigned by manager

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.QualificationsRequired Education :

High School Diploma, GED or SRNA

Required Licensure and Certifications :

BLS via the American Heart Association

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training :

One (1) year direct patient care experience

Pay Range$20.44 - $20.44 /hourWe are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.