Patient Care Assistant

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only: Level II Trauma Center Primary Stroke Center Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Pediatric Intensive Care The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices. Qualifications Required Education: None Required Experience: None NOTE: Minimum experience for float pool assignments is six (6) months. Preferred Experience: One (1) year of job-related experience preferred. Required Certification/License/Registry: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. NOTE: BLS certification is required prior to performing patient care. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) may provide the opportunity for BLS certification training on-site as part of clinical orientation (as needed). Responsibilities Your Role: Under direct supervision of a licensed nurse, the Patient Care Assistant performs a variety of routine duties involving: Care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients. Performs direct patient care. Observes and reports changes in the behavior and physical status of patients. Provides a clean and safe environment. Additional Responsabilities of a Patient Care Assistant are: Assisting with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, oral and denture care, skin and nail care, bed making, and maintaining a clean environment.). Promoting and maintaining mobility (ambulating, transferring, transporting, turning, positioning, lifting, and performing range of motion exercises). Assisting with nutrition and hydration (feeding and assisting patients with eating and drinking). Assisting with toileting and elimination (assisting with the use of bedpan/urinal/bedside commode, providing catheter care, and care of the incontinent patient). Performs data gathering and recognizes abnormal findings (measures and records vital signs, weight, oral intake, output including urine, emesis, and stool). NOTE: Orientationrequiresyour availability to complete Clinical Orientation on your first fullweek (Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm). Reports To: Registered Nurse (RN)/Nurse Manager [JC 031001] and/or RN/Assistant Nurse Manager [JC 030303] Supervises: None #J-18808-Ljbffr