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Patient Care Assistant

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 responsibilities 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: Orientation requires your availability to complete Clinical Orientation on your first full week (Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm).

Reports to: Registered Nurse (RN)/Nurse Manager and/or RN/Assistant Nurse Manager.

Supervises: None.

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).

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.