Care Aide

Purpose:

This position will assist with various duties within the hospital setting to aid in patient experience, throughput, and optimizing the efficiency of the licensed care givers in the delivery of care.

Nature and Scope:

The incumbent will be required to assist nursing staff in a timely and consistent manner. These duties include, but not limited to:

• Unit Clerk responsibilities.
• Stocking of unit supplies.
• Mobility of patients
• Hourly patient rounding
• Responding to call lights
• Ensuring patients have appropriate belongings, etc. and are ready for discharge.
• Transporting of supplies, etc.
• Transporting discharged patients.
• Extenders for care givers within scope.
• Act as a patient safety assistant.
• Assistance with feeding patients in compliance with the patient's dietary orders.
• Assistance with activities of daily living (brushing teeth, getting dressed, toileting, etc.).The incumbent must possess ability to communicate with patients and families in a caring and professional manner.The incumbent must possess a polite, positive attitude while dealing with customers of all ages, social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.Incumbent must demonstrate the ability to work with Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric patient's needs specific to the population being served, and meets standards of quality as measured by the Department age specific competency standard.The incumbent must be able to function interdependently in a high-intensity atmosphere. The incumbent must demonstrate the desire to promote a healing and caring environment.This position does provide patient care

Minimum Qualifications: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

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Description

Education:

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively. Current enrollment in an accredited nursing or healthcare related program or graduate from a healthcare related program preferred.

Experience:

Patient / healthcare related experience preferred.

License(s):

None

Certification(s):

BLS certification by American Heart Association within 30 days of hire. Patient Mobility course within 90 days of hire.

Computer / Typing:

Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word and have the ability to use the computer to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.

Disclaimer:

The foregoing description is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.