Job Details
Description
Holy Name Medical Center is a leading healthcare facility dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to our community. We are committed to fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment for our employees.
A Brief Overview
The patient care assistant functions under the direction of the professional nurse; performs specific duties necessary for the support of nursing care and reports all observations and results to the RN.
What you will do
- Performs basic patient care procedures as delegated under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. Reports pertinent observations to the RN
- Takes patient's vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and patient identified pain score. Maintains accurate Intake and Output on patients as assigned
- Assists with personal hygiene care for patients: provides complete and partial bed baths, assists patients with tub baths and showers, provides PM Care, incontinence skin care assists with care of hair and nails, assists with shampoos as ordered and shaving provides skin care and back rubs and makes occupied and unoccupied beds
- Assists patients with their meals and feeds patients who are unable to feed themselves. Distributes additional nutrition and drinking water
- Obtains routine specimens of urine, sputum and feces
- Performs treatments such as Enemas, Ice Collar, Sitz Baths, Perineal Care, Foley Catheter Care, SCD boots and TEDs as per RN instruction. Assist RN with cardiac monitor leads and pulse oximetry placement as directed
- Performs CPR
- Empties drainage bags/canisters, measures contents and records on I&O
- Assists with post-mortem care
- Assists patients getting into or out of bed: assist patients in walking, able to use safe lift equipment. Assists in positioning patients. Assists in the transport of patients as requested
- Assists in restraining patients as ordered by the physician and directed by RN
- Cleans and organizes bedside units, utility rooms, nourishment areas, and nurses station. Cleans and cares for unit equipment
- Performs other duties as assigned
Education Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent Required
Experience Qualifications
- 1-3 years 1 year Preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of basic medical terminology.
- Strong interpersonal and team skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for actions
Licenses and Certifications
- BCLS - Basic Life Support through the AHA Upon Hire Required
Holy Name Medical Center is a comprehensive, 361-bed hospital offering leading-edge medical practice and technology administered in an environment rooted in a tradition of compassion and respect for every patient. Holy Name provides high quality health care across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, early intervention, treatment options, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The Medical Center offers a robust roster of primary care and specialty physicians, and its Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing provides academically competitive registered nurse and licensed practical nurse education programs. Ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey and the nation for patient care, clinical performance, consumer value and workplace excellence, Holy Name has been recognized by NJBIZ's as one of the "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" every year since 2006 - the only hospital to have earned this honor. The Medical Center is fully accredited by The Joint Commission, is Magnet-recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, consistently earns Hospital Safety Grade A scores from Leapfrog Group, and is a national model for culturally sensitive care. Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.