Patient Care Assistant (PCA) / Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) - Special Care Unit

Company: Olmsted Medical Center
Location: Rochester
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Description0.7 FTE - Rotating Shifts
Qualifications:

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• High school graduate
  
• Completion of nursing assistant program or previous experience
  
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred
  
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified
  
• Previous hospital experience preferred
  
  Job Responsibilities:
  
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  • Works under the direct supervision and instruction of the RN to provide direct patient care activities.
    
  • Provides direct patient care for patients of all ages that includes, but not limited to, personal care and hygiene, vital signs, and ambulation.
    
  • Collaborates with healthcare team to provide patient care.
    
  • Documents patient care appropriate to role in the patient chart.
    
  • Reports directly to supervising RN/LPN or department charge nurse.
    
  • For patients requiring close observation for safety: positions self in room at the bedside to maintain constant visual observation of the patient. Never leaves the patient alone or out of sight unless directed by RN.
    
  • Assists in set up, take down, and cleaning of equipment.
    
  • Maintains patient room order and keeps rooms adequately stocked.
    
  • Assists with the transport of patients as needed.
    
  • Functions as a health unit coordinator.
    
  • Communicates in a professional manner with patients and colleagues.
    
  • Advocates for the patient at all times.
    
  • Maintains OMC organizational competencies and nursing competencies pertinent to job title and area of work.
    
  • Manages information in accordance with state and federal requirement.
    
  • Other duties as assigned.
    
    At Olmsted Medical Center, we value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for employees who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher.
    
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    • Medical Insurance
      
    • Dental Insurance
      
    • Vision Insurance
      
    • Basic Life Insurance
      
    • Tuition Reimbursement
      
    • Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
      
    • Adoption Assistance Plan
      
      
      
      Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
      
      The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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