Patient Care Aide - Acute Medical Unit 2 - PRN - 1st Shift at internal in US-AL-Huntsville

Job description

• The Patient Care Aide(PCA) works under the direction of the RN/LPN. The responsibilities of the Patient Care Aide include providing direct patient care and maintaining patient care standards. The Patient Care Aide must exhibit the ability to work with people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds; to organize, set priorities and manage multiple priorities, and to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
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Responsibilities

• • Provides basic nursing care to patients within the Patient Care Aide scope of practice that
• includes actions that meet psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and physical needs.
• • Performs basic patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for
• patient’s age.
• • Assists in admission, transfer and discharge of patient.
• • Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care to patient; answers
• questions within scope of practice.
• • Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
• • Responds to patient in emergency or physically distressful situations.
• • Documentation meets current standards and policies.
• • Assumes accountability for appropriate utilization of resources.
• • Performs other duties as assigned, within the Patient Care Aide’s scope of practice.

Requirements

• Education required: High School/GED completion
• License, Certification and/or Registration: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period

Skills

Required

• BLS certification