Patient Care Assistant - ICU Float Pool - Part Time 12 Hour Nights (Non-Exempt) (Union)
Keck Medicine of USC
Hospital
Los Angeles, California
The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides nursing staff support in the areas of patient care delivery, clerical functions, and organization of the unit environment, as well as set-up and maintenance of equipment. The emphasis on each of these areas will depend on the unit assigned.
Essential Duties:
- Patient Satisfaction: Responds to patient call within 10 minutes, anticipates patient needs, proactively makes rounds to reduce patient calls, maintains positive behaviors toward patients and visitors, provides RN with necessary data related to patient assessment, contributes input into the patient's plan of care, and accurately implements interventions in collaboration with the RN.
- Performs essential skills which contribute to positive patient outcomes per routine, MD orders, and RN direction: vitals, daily weight, intake & output, hygiene (bath, peri-care, oral care, HS care, hair care), maintains clear and organized patient rooms, assists with meals/feeding, ambulation/mobility (turn bed patients every 2 hours, transfers from bed to chair), provides fresh water at beginning and end of shift and prn, and appropriately prioritizes patient needs.
- Safety: Ensures safe physical environment and operation of patient-care equipment, keeps call light/telephone within reach, maintains clear floors free of fall hazards, and ensures easy access to bathroom, ambulation, and emergency equipment.
- Documentation: Documents all care provided, including vital signs, intake and output, meal percentages, equipment used, and patient care.
- Communication: Makes presence known before entering a room, identifies/introduces self to patient and visitors, explains plan of care to the patient, engages appropriately regarding other patients, utilizes computerized systems for messages and documentation, reports pertinent information to RN/Charge Nurse in a timely manner, and collaborates with the RN throughout the shift regarding patient care.
- Regulatory agency compliance: Ensures unit is in continuous survey readiness, maintains cleanliness and organization of nurses station, locker room, and pantry, and follows all regulations regarding food and drink in patient areas.
- Maintain patient confidentiality: Ensures confidentiality of patient records and other written information.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Specialized/technical training: Graduate from an accredited Certified Nursing Program (Grandfathered from CNA Certification requirement if hired/transferred prior to 8/2016).
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1 year experience in a health care setting.
Required Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CA DPH) (Grandfathered from CNA Certification requirement if hired/transferred prior to 8/2016).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association.
- Fire Life Safety Training (LA City): If no card upon hire, must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date (Required within LA City only).
The hourly rate range for this position is $18.20 - $30.97. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
REQ20155625 Posted Date: 10/03/2024
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