Regions Hospital is hiring compassionate, collaborative, and committed patient care assistants who are driven to provide excellent care to our patients! Located in St. Paul, Minnesota, Regions Hospital is a certified level one trauma facility that provides care for a variety of illnesses and injuries to a diverse patient population. Since opening its doors in 1872, Regions Hospital has been nationally recognized for its outstanding specialty care in our Birth Center, Cancer Center, Heart Center, Burn Center, Trauma Unit, and Comprehensive Stroke Care. Aside from patient care, Regions Hospital continuously is a Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award recipient for our sustainability efforts, in 2023 was named best Regional Hospital by U.S. News and World Report and was among 1,000 companies recognized as America’s Greatest Workplace by Newsweek magazine. Our awards are driven by our culture of excellence, excellence in patient care, and excellence in growth and development. When you start your career at Regions Hospital you will receive 2-3 weeks of training with our nursing education to learn more about our electronic health system, hospital safety, disengagement skills and restraints, and unlicensed assistive partner skills. Being a part of the nursing team at Regions means you will use your technical and people skills to positively impact the type of care our patients receive and overall experience.
Responsibilities
As a Patient Care Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the patient with activities of daily living (ADLs), providing patient care treatments which include but are not limited to, discontinuing IVs, restraint monitoring, and collecting patient vitals, weights, and intake & output all in a safe, timely, and effective matter. This position regularly collects specimens such as urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose at the direction of the nurse. The patient care assistant responds to patient call lights and requests, communicates with patients and visitors, and assist the nurses with procedures as requested. This position also documents and charts in our electronic health system.
Qualifications
- Completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program required or having your certified nursing assistant certification on the state registry Or
- Experience in an acute care setting as a nursing assistant (minimum of 520 hours and has occurred within the last 5 years) Or
- Completion of one clinical rotation in a RN or LPN program within the past 12 months Or
- Experience as an Emergency room Technician (minimum of 6 months at 40 hours per two week pay period)
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, Ramsey, MN 55101
US
