PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT

Overview

Patient Care Assistant, Float Pool

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

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

• 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 ...