PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT

Overview Patient Care Assistant, Medical Unit Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift LeConte Medical Center Overview: LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region's top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. We're a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women's Center. Learn more about our amazing facility at Position Summary: Functions as a direct patient caregiver performing tasks to assist registered nurses. Performs hands-on care, assistance with ADL's and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader. May also function as a sitter for patients in need of full-time supervision in the hospital. Responsibilities * Follows established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program and safety standards. * Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressures, weights, heights, and intake-output measurements. * Encourage patients to turn, cough, and take deep breaths and to use incentive spirometry as specified by Plan of Care. * Ambulate, and assist patients in and out of bed, into wheelchairs and transport when necessary. * Attends to nutritional needs of patient which may include distributing meal trays, feeding, filling and passing out water pitchers, * Provides morning or evening care, which may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, back care, dressing patient, changing bed linen, cleaning over-bed table and bedside stand, straightening room, and other supportive care as needed. * Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output. * Assists in maintaining a safe environment, which may include reporting equipment that is out of order, appropriate handling of linen and storing of supplies. * Provides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; preoperative supportive care; and application/removal of abdominal binders or anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices. * Empty & clean ostomy bag, per procedure. * Collect urine, stool and sputum specimen as ordered. * Perform tasks such as ROM, assist with ambulatory devices as specified by the patients' plan of care. * Perform phlebotomy (requires additional training). To include correct labeling using two patient identifiers, maintenance of lab-draw supplies, rotating and restocking. * Perform EKG (requires special training). * Promptly answer patient call lights and respond to patient requests. * Report significant changes in patients' condition to RN. * Help to maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment. * Employ all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures and proper body mechanics in performance of job. * Document/maintain patient record as appropriate. * Gathers equipment for O2 set up. Checks O2 for connection and proper placement. * Checks for proper functioning of equipment at patient bedside * Ambulate patients with oxygen. * Set up suction equipment and check for proper function. * Demonstrates ability to perform skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist. * Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. * Must be trained and willing to function in a Sitter capacity for patients who need full-time supervision in the hospital. * Performs other duties as assigned. Not to exceed scope of practice. Qualifications Minimum Education: None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED. Minimum Experience: Must successfully complete Covenant's orientation and Nursing Assistant in-house training program before being permitted to work with patients. Licensure Requirement: CPR required.