Patient Care Assistant II-Hepatology Unit-PRN

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Patient Care Assistant II-Hepatology Unit-PRN','Part-time','Clinical Support','PRN','PRN','0','0','Occasional','Occasional','TEXAS-HOUSTON-ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER','','!*!Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
A quaternary care facility that is home of the Texas Heart® Institute, a
world-class cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962
by Denton A. Cooley, MD–consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best in
Cardiovascular Services & Heart Surgery.

 

The
first hospital in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet® hospital for
Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the
award four consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke’s is home to three freestanding
community emergency centers (Holcombe, Pearland, and San Felipe) offering adult
and pediatric care–treating more than 51,000 patients annually. The hospital
holds a collaborative partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and
affiliations with The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, The
University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston), Houston Baptist University, and
Prairie View A&M University.

 

Position Summary

Performs
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 tests.

 ','!*!Education:

High
School Diploma/GED Required

Based
on location assignment may also require BLS/ACLS/ and or PALS

 

Minimum Experience:

One
(1) year direct patient care experience

 

Minimum Knowledge,
Skills, and Abilities:

Good
written/oral communication skills

Completion
of PCA II orientation/training

 

Position
Responsibilities:

1.   
Provides
direct patient care as delegated by RN staff

2.   
Monitors
and records vital signs

3.   
Assists
in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs

4.   
Accurately
measures, records, and reports intake and output

5.   
Obtains
and records daily weight

6.   
Performs
blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter

7.   
Reports
changes in patient’s status promptly to RN

8.   
Performs
as patient care companion when needed

9.   
Assists
in the admission, transfer and discharge process

10.
Performs
unit housekeeping needs.

11.
Acts
as a runner/transporter

12.
Acts
as receptionist for unit; has limited use of the hospital information systems
according to hospital policy dependent on the need of unit

13.
Checks
and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated, reporting variances to
appropriate personnel

14.
Updates
assigned bed status

15.
Answers
call lights and telephone

16.
Keeps
patient environment clean, Performs comfort rounds, keeps hallways clear of
obstruction, reports safety issues and broken equipment appropriately, and
adheres to patient safety precautions

17.
Communicates
with patient’s family, physicians, and unit personnel and peers in an accurate,
courteous, and professional manner

18.
Performs
sterile procedures including urinary catheterizations as delegated by a RN

19.
Performs
phlebotomy and 12 lead EKGs as permitted on the assigned unit

20.
Removes
saline locks

 ','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2017-R0142528','CHI St. Luke's Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center','Patient Care Assistant II-Hepatology Unit-PRN

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