Patient Care Associate, $1000 Sign On Bonus, Ft Days, Mrh - Cvi Care Svcs: Mrh - Cvi Care Svcs

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Summary

Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care and other related technical and clinical support activities.

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Detailed Responsibilities

• Additional duties as assigned.
• Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, and eating.
• Assist with transporting patients, as needed.
• Assists with keeping patient rooms/areas stocked, clean and orderly.
• Performs basic patient care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN, including but not limited to: monitoring vital signs, EKG testing, phlebotomy, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output.
• Monitors patient status and response; Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff.

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Competencies and skills:

• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers"
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.
• ORGANIZATION SKILLS (4): Organizes work to achieve maximum efficiency.
• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.

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Education

Essential:

• None

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Credentials

Essential:

• BLS Certification

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Education equivalent experience:

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Other Information

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Required Work Experience: Three (3) months of patient care experience demonstrating the ability to perform basic patient care or certification of completion from formal training program required.

• EKG and phlebotomy competencies are required within six (6) months of hire date.

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Essential

Working conditions:

• Latex ; ; ; 20.00%
• Seeing - Near ; ; ; 60.00%
• Depth Perception ; ; ; 60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm ; ; ; 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory ; ; ; 60.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids ; ; ; 60.00%
• Climbing ; ; ; 20.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces ; ; ; 60.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects ; ; ; 60.00%
• Radiation ; ; ; 20.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens ; ; ; 60.00%
• Bending and Stooping ; ; ; 60.00%
• Kneeling ; ; ; 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes ; ; ; 60.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste ; ; ; 60.00%
• Seeing - Far ; ; ; 60.00%
• Dust ; ; ; 40.00%
• Computer Monitor ; ; ; 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion ; ; ; 60.00%
• Reaching ; ; ; 60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals ; ; ; 20.00%
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• Distinguish Color ; ; ; 60.00%
• Hearing Acuity ; ; ; 60.00%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater ; ; ; 60.00%
• Hazardous Medication ; ; ; 20.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts ; ; ; 60.00%
• Potential for Physical Assault ; ; ; 20.00%
• Audible Speech ; ; ; 60.00%
• Domestic Animals ; ; ; 20.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Sitting ; ; ; 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Running ; ; ; 40.00%
• Walking ; ; ; 60.00%
• Squatting ; ; ; 60.00%
• Standing ; ; ; 60.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals ; ; ; 20.00%
• Keyboard Entry ; ; ; 60.00%

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Organizational Profile

Since the opening of the one-story, 100-bed Memorial Hospital in 1953, the South Florida community has benefited from caring and compassionate healthcare at Memorial Regional Hospital. Today, with 553 beds and as the flagship facility of Memorial Healthcare System, Memorial Regional Hospital is one of Florida’s largest and most sophisticated hospitals, offering leading-edge care and technologies. Services include:

• Memorial Cancer Institute
• Wasie Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Medical and Surgical Services
• The Family Birthplace
• Emergency Room and Level I Trauma Center
• Women’s Services
• Memorial Neuroscience Institute
• Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute

We are also home to a team of dedicated professionals, all of whom deliver nationally recognized, award-winning care. Memorial Regional Hospital has received Press Ganey’s Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Satisfaction (Inpatient Behavioral Health) for three consecutive years, has been recognized by Truven Health Analytics as one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, and for the last seven years has received the Gold Plus Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.