Patient Care Assistant
Part-Time Patient Care Assistant at Regions Hospital
Available Openings: 1
Industry: Healthcare
Pay Type: Hourly
Compensation: $20.84
Education Level: Certification
E-Verify: Yes
Criminal Background: Case-by-Case Review

Regions Hospital is hiring compassionate, collaborative, and committed Patient Care Assistants who are driven to provide excellent care to our patients! When you start your career as a Patient Care Assistant 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

Education: Completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program required (must have occurred within the last 5 years) or Experience: 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) or Certification: Certified Nursing Assistant certification on the Minnesota state registry. You also need to have a current Basic Life Support CPR certification from either the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.

Preferred Qualifications: High school degree of equivalent, prior experience in acute care or hospital setting, proficiency using Electronic Health Record (EPIC), or excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Regions Hospital

Contact: Madison Schwanke
Phone 651-254-1373
640 Jackson Street
Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 55101
US
Transit: On the Green Line, On bus line