Patient Care Assistant Job Description
Patient care assistant
provides administrative support to neurosurgeons and nurse practitioners utilizing knowledge of medical terminology and procedures.
Patient Care Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Performs patient mobilization using appropriate and proper body mechanics and assistive device
Acute care CNA experience-preferred
Reports any changes in patient's condition or behavior to nurse
Provide technical assistance to the PICC nurse before, during and after PICC insertions
Prepare charts for next day’s patients
Ensuring all documents needed are in patients chart for treatment, orders, consent, labs
Assumes personal responsibility for professional development, practice, and education
The role will be split over both surgeries in Taunton
Confidentiality the proper release of information
Assumes direct patient care responsibilities as directed by the professional nurse
Patient Care Assistant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Patient Care Assistant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CNA, BLS, AZ, BCLS
Education for Patient Care Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the patient care assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School Degree in Nursing, Healthcare, Education, Supervision, Patient Care, Math, Reading, Graduate, Medical Assistant, Communication
Skills for Patient Care Assistant
Desired skills for patient care assistant include:
Basic medical terminology and computer skills
Medical terminology
Registration as it relates to electronic medical record
Basic patient care methods
Procedures and techniques generally acquired through hospital
Training program
Medical terminology is recommended
Standard perioperative care procedures
Proper body mechanics
Procedures and techniques in providing routine bedside patient care
Desired experience for patient care assistant includes:
Measures and applies antithrombolytic stockings
Handles application of heat and cold
Cares for patient with IV fluids
Performs ostomy bag care
Enemas (without medication)
Prevents, recognizes and reports abuse
Patient Care Assistant Examples
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Patient Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of patient care assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for patient care assistant
- Assembles, analyzes and maintains order of all inpatient records
- Maintains sufficient unit supplies
- Communicates between members of the health care team, patient and family
- Patient transports via wheelchair or stretcher
- Patient escort
- Assists with patient transfers out of bed / back to bed
- Safely handles patient equipment throughout transport
- Follows patient treatment plan as directed by licensed personnel
- Communicates changes in patient’s conditions and unit concerns with the professional nurse
- Performs code cart, defibrillator, equipment checks and unit specific maintenance duties as appropriate to unit
Qualifications for patient care assistant
- Equipment functioning
- Documents care in Meditech
- Nutrition (meal intake)
- Weigh
- Certification as nursing assistant by the Maryland Board of Nursing is required
- Basic computer skills required, which include
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Patient Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a patient care assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for patient care assistant
- Managing the flow of communication among health care staff, clinical units and other departments
- Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs timely completion of competencies
- Performing bedside patient care by anticipating patient needs, and prioritizing care accordingly
- Accurately measuring and recording vital signs, I&O, height and weight, and ADL, ensuring patient safety is maintained at all times
- Performing Accu-Check blood glucose test as required
- Informing the Registered Nurse of any changes in patient condition from previous baseline
- Performing routine patient admission and discharge duties and documenting in the patient record
- Communicating pertinent information at shift report using the patient plan of care and all appropriate data
- Assisting in preparing and filing patient charts, and breaking-down cancelled, discharged or rescheduled patient files as appropriate
- Assisting in reinforcement of patient teaching and reporting patient questions to the RN
Qualifications for patient care assistant
- Applies and removes electronic compression devices
- Knowledge of how to switch on the computer
- Ability to use a mouse to interact with elements on the screen
- Ability to use the computer keyboard
- Ability to shut down the computer after use
- In the Emergency Department only, no experience if graduate from Medical Assistant or EMT (Intermediate Level) or Paramedic Program with at least 160 hours of extern clinical experience in a designated specialty area
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Patient Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a patient care assistant. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for patient care assistant
- Ability to acquire quality digital radiographs
- Administering vaccinations, SQ fluids and other medications
- Maintain hospital cleanliness and building upkeep
- Prioritize tasks and redirect when needed
- Work collectively in teams and alone
- Keep hospital supplies stocked
- Process laboratory samples
- Run in hospital blood work panels
- Assist Veterinarians and Technicians with tasks
- Triage and critical thinking
Qualifications for patient care assistant
- Preferred acute care or long term care experience
- Basic Cardiac Life Support card (American Health)
- Current California Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA) Certificate
- Current California Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA) Certificate and Basic Cardiac Life Support card required
- Acute care or long term care experience preferred
- Requires skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience
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Patient Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of patient care assistant. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for patient care assistant
- Maintains clear hallways and doorways on an ongoing basis
- Uses protective equipment appropriately
- Always washes hands between patients and procedures
- Practices good body mechanics, getting assistance as needed to protect patient and own safety
- Promptly reports unsafe equipment of risky situations
- Alert and responsive to all alarms/call lights
- Demonstrates a practical problem solving approach to patient moving and handling issues
- Demonstrates skills to promote patient and staff safety through appropriate use of lift equipment
- Performs direct patient care duties as assigned under the direction of licensed nursing personnel
- Assists in the performance of procedures for the patient population served in a manner that is consistent with established policies and procedures
Qualifications for patient care assistant
- Intermediate to advanced computer knowledge
- Great attitude and willingness to help is essential
- High with enthusiasm and positive attitude
- Minimum grammar school education
- High school graduation is preferred
- Hear/speak adequately to communicate with and be understood by staff, patients, physicians and the general public
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Patient Care Assistant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of patient care assistant. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for patient care assistant
- Taking and recording patient temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressures, weights, heights, and intake-output measurements
- Promptly answering patient call lights and responding to patient requests
- Providing 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
- 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
- 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
- Provides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients
- Empty & clean ostomy bag, per procedure
Qualifications for patient care assistant
- You will learn to effectively prepare and select supplies for surgical procedures
- You’ll work closely with the nursing team to provide direct patient care and complete accurate documentation in our internal system, MiChart
- You will assist with laser operation during surgical procedures
- You’ll transport patients to and from procedures and assist room preparation and patient positioning
- You will prepare equipment and Operating Rooms for daily use
- You will collaborate with our Supply Chain team to assure supplies and necessary equipment are available for surgical procedures