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Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

12 Hour Night Shift

Description:

Job Type

Part Time

Schedule

7pm to 7:30am, 48 hours per biweekly pay, including every other weekend.

Job Duties

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) is responsible for direct patient care tasks as assigned and under supervision of professional nursing personnel. Also provides indirect care to maintain unit functions as directed by the professional nursing staff i.e. care and cleaning of specific equipment, transportation of patients, stocking of supplies and equipment, etc.

Patient Care** **Assistant Skills

• Measures and documents intake and output.

• Cares for and empties urinary drainage bag.

• Applies and removes electronic compression devices.

• Measures and applies antithrombolytic stockings.

• Handles application of heat and cold.

• Cares for patient with IV fluids.

- Does not disconnect IV fluids.

- Reports to licensed nursing staff any site changes or repetitive pump alarms.

• Performs ostomy bag care.

• Enemas (without medication)

• Performs 12 lead EKG's.

• Prevents, recognizes and reports abuse.

• Performs capillary blood glucose monitoring accurately and reports results to RN/LPN in a timely manner.

• Appropriately uses pulse oximeter (including reassuring that pulse ox is painless):

- Properly uses different sensors based on age, location to be used, and

- equipment functioning.

• Documents care in Meditech

- Vital signs

- Intake and output

- Nutrition (meal intake)

- ADL's

- Weight

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Prior clinical experience in an acute care or nursing home preferred. Preference will be given to applicants who are pursuing higher education in the health care field

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran