Patient Care Assistant

Patient Care Assistant Intermediate Care Unit

Full Time 72 Hours Per Pay Period Night Shift

New graduates welcomed

LeConte Medical Center Overview:

LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health our regions top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. Were a full-service not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services including top-tier specialists a modern ER and a beautiful Womens Center. Learn more about our amazing facility at

As youd expect we offer our employees a robust benefits package including:

• unmatched medical insurance
• tuition reimbursement;
• student loan repayment assistance
• certification bonuses;
• leadership and professional development programs;
• an employer-matched 401(k).

Position Summary:

Functions as a direct patient caregiver performing tasks to assist registered nurses. Performs hands-on care assistance with ADLs and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader.

Recruiter: Alexa Robbins

• Follows established hospital and departmental policies and procedures objectives quality assurance program and safety standards.
• Take and record temperature pulse respiration rates blood pressures weights heights and intake-output 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 over-bed 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 anti-embolism 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 lab-draw 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 transmission-based 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 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. Not to exceed scope of practice.

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:

Must successfully complete Covenants orientation and Nursing Assistant in-house training program before being permitted to work with patients.

Licensure Requirement:

CPR required. BLS required