Patient Care Assistant PCA Special Operations 3000 Sign on Bonus Various Shifts
Patient Care Assistant PCA Special Operations 3000 Sign on Bonus Various Shifts
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Job Description
Overview
Patient Care Assistant Special Operations
$3000 Sign on Bonus for Experienced PCAs
Full Time 72 Hours Per Pay Period Day and Night Shifts
*Impressive Special Operations Differentials in Addition to Existing Shift Differentials*
Special Operation Units:
- Oncology Post Surgical
- OrthopedicNeuro Bariatric
- AcuteRenal Pulmonary
- Complex Medical
Parkwest Overview:
Headquartered in Knoxville Covenant Health is a communityowned integrated healthcare delivery system and the areas largest employer.
Parkwest is Covenant Healths and West Knoxvilles premier medical facility and a topperforming heart hospital offering our patients worldclass treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home.
In addition to providing the areas leading cardiac services Parkwest has been nationally recognized for awardwinning care throughout our facility. For 202021 Parkwest received recognition fromU.S. News & World Reportas one of the Top 10 hospitals in Tennessee.
Knoxville located inEast Tennesseeis the third largest in the state wellknown for itsproximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Parkand is the home of the University of Tennessee.Go Vols! Living in Knoxville means experiencing all four seasons. Best of all each of them is pretty mild!
Combine all that with the abundant natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and you have a city that truly offers something for everyone. Knoxville has a vibrant arts culture seasonal festivals topnotch foodie and incredible outdoor recreation. Its a perfect blend of bigcity amenities and Southern charm.
Position Summary:
Functions as a direct patient caregiver performing tasks to assist registered nurses. Performs handson care assistance with ADLs and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader.
Recruiter: Jason Shubert
Responsibilities
- Take and record temperature pulse respiration rates blood pressures weights heights and intakeoutput measurements.
- Encourage patients to turn cough and take deep breaths and to use incentive spirometry as specified by Plan of Care.
- Ambulate and assist patients in and out of bed into wheelchairs and transport when necessary.
- Attends to nutritional needs of patient which may include distributing meal trays feeding filling and passing out water pitchers
- Provides morning or evening care which may include bed bath oral hygiene combing hair back care dressing patient changing bed linen cleaning overbed table and bedside stand straightening room and other supportive care as needed.
- Empty drains canisters urine bags bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output.
- Assists in maintaining a safe environment which may include reporting equipment that is out of order appropriate handling of linen and storing of supplies.
- Provides general care such as positioning lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan urinal or commode; preoperative supportive care; and application/removal of abdominal binders or antiembolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
- Empty & clean ostomy bag per procedure.
- Collect urine stool and sputum specimen as ordered.
- Perform tasks such as ROM assist with ambulatory devices as specified by the patients plan of care.
- Perform phlebotomy (requires additional training). To include correct labeling using two patient identifiers maintenance of labdraw supplies rotating and restocking.
- Perform EKG (requires special training).
- Promptly answer patient call lights and respond to patient requests.
- Report significant changes in patients condition to RN.
- Help to maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment.
- Employ all established infection control policies including standard precautions transmissionbased isolation precautions OSHA standards safety measures and proper body mechanics in performance of job.
- Document/maintain patient record as appropriate.
- Gathers equipment for O2 set up. Checks O2 for connection and proper placement.
- Checks for proper functioning of equipment at patient bedside
- Ambulate patients with oxygen.
- Set up suction equipment and check for proper function.
- Demonstrates knowledge and competency in providing for agespecific needs of the population served.
- Demonstrates ability to perform skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
- Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.
Minimum Experience:
None.
Licensure Requirement:
CPR required
SpecialOps
Employment Type
Full-Time
