Certified Patient Care Assistant Medical Surgical

Banner Ocotillo Medical Center is seeking a Certified Patient Care Assistant to join our Medical Surgical team. Licensed Nursing Assistants working in the Adult Acute Care service line at BOMC will have an opportunity to develop and grow in a people centered culture. This 60-bed service line is a blend of telemetry and med/surg patients. This is a Full Time, Day Shift, working from 6am-6:30pm. Weekend rotations are required. Department: Med/Surg-4th Floor-Hosp. Job Category: Clinical Care. Position summary: This position provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care, including ongoing patient data collection and documentation and a variety of unit support functions.

Responsibilities

Provides assistance in activities of daily living and basic hygiene needs; Maintains optimum patient mobility and assists with nutritional intake; Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements; Assists in transporting patient specimens; Recognizes and reports abnormalities or changes in patient health status and treatment responses to licensed professionals; Performs delegated procedures and uses equipment under direct supervision of a licensed professional, such as blood draws, Foley catheter removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring; Performs receptionist and clerical duties; Maintains complete patient records, including admission, transfer, discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms; Maintains adequate supplies of patient education materials; Maintains office, dietary, and medical supplies and monitors electronic equipment; May assist with transporting patients, including pre- and post-operative patients to critical care; Participates in OR room turnover; Interacts with staff, patients, families and physicians

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge; Current BLS certification required; Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice required for new hires and transfers; Skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience, preferably in a hospital or physician office setting, or prior customer service experience; Excellent organizational skills; Effective human relations and communication skills; Working knowledge of medical terminology; Computer literacy and keyboarding skills; Minimum passing score of 85% on ECG or EEG test with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity (depending on department assignment); Successful completion of a unit approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course or electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on-the-job training; Weekend rotations required

Nice to have

Arizona Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure; Recent healthcare experience; Successful completion of an approved unit secretary program; Additional related education and/or experience

Benefits

$3,000 sign-on bonus for Licensed CNA/LNA; $1/hour flat rate weekend shift differential; 18% night shift differential when applicable