PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT/UNIT COORDINATOR, CARDIAC UNIT,7P-7A
Company: UofL Health
Location: Louisville
Posted on: October 28, 2024
Job Description:
OverviewWe are Hiring at UofL Health!Location:Mary and Elizabeth
-1850 Bluegrass AveShift: Nights 7p-7aAbout UofL Health -UofL
Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with
nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye
Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than
1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties,
including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is
provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial
Hospital.Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of
Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with
access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical
trials, collaboration on research and the development of new
technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 14,000
team members - physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other
highly-skilled health care -professionals, UofL Health is focused
on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve
through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. -For more
information on UofL Health, go to www.UofLHealth.org.Our MissionAs
an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the
communities we serve through compassionate, innovative,
patient-centered care.ResponsibilitiesThe Patient Care
Assistant/Unit Coordinator performs clerical duties and clinical
patient care support on the unit under the direction of the
Licensed Nursing Personnel. They utilize proper and professional
communication skills with department and UofL Health personnel, as
well as with patients, families, and visitors. All duties will be
provided in a caring, safe, and efficient manner, under the
direction of licensed nursing personnel and while adhering to the
values of patient and family centered care.Essential Functions:
- Transcribes and computes physician orders, department orders
and messages accurately. Writes legibly and transcribes orders
accurately
- Assembles patient medical records and maintains proper order of
records within the chart
- Sets up admission charts and disassembles discharged and
transferred charts, checking for completeness
- Handles desk communications properly and promptly, including
responding immediately to intercom, pages and routing of messages
to appropriate person
- Replaces forms as necessary in patient medical records
- Routes requests for patient information to nurse promptly and
accurately
- Communicates physician orders to responsible nurse.
- Collects required unit data
- Measures and documents intake and output, heights and weights,
and vital signs
- Applies, monitors, and documents restraint usage
- Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens
- Performs and documents point-of-care testing
- Performs and documents patient mobility and exercise, and
comfort, rest, and sleep care needs
- Performs and documents patient hygiene, grooming, and dressing,
skin and nail care, dietary, and toileting and elimination needs
Other Functions:
- Organizes equipment and supplies
- Completes bedmaking and cleaning assignments on the unit
- Performs and documents perineal care, and applies unsterile
hot/cold packs/compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings
- Safely and correctly operates equipment (i.e. beds,
wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia unit, mechanical lifts,
bed scales)
- Presents a pleasant, courteous, effective manner with telephone
conversations and interactions with others
- Orders stock; maintains and enters charged items at the end of
the shift according to procedure
- Orients new personnel in desk orientation
- Assists with admitting, physical examination, transferring, and
discharging patients
- Transports patients, lab work, specimens, and blood
- Adheres to Universal precaution, infection control, OSHA, and
other regulatory policies and procedures. Maintains safe work
practices and follows facility safety procedures
- Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and
standards of conduct
- Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to
maintain confidentiality at all times
- Performs other duties as assigned QualificationsRequired
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED/ equivalent (required)
- Individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 may be employed on a
temporary basis in positions not prohibited and for hours not to
exceed those prescribed by the Department of Labor and the
Commonwealth of Kentucky and who are on the path to earning a high
school diploma or GED (see Employment of Minors policy)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart
Association (AHA) -Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in healthcare setting
- State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA) by the Kentucky Board of
Nursing (preferred)Benefits & Perks: -
- Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for
Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
- Competitive Pay & Benefits Options -
- Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays - -
- 401K with Employer Match -#LI-DNI
Keywords: UofL Health, Lexington , PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT/UNIT COORDINATOR, CARDIAC UNIT,7P-7A, Healthcare , Louisville, Kentucky
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