Patient Care Assistant

Bmwofkansascitysouth

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Basic nursing skills
Vital signs and pulse oximetry
Adl's
** The Patient Care Assistant role at Bmwofkansascitysouth is a full-time position focused on providing essential care and support to patients under the supervision of registered nurses. Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and basic nursing competencies, ensuring a safe and clean environment for patients. **

Job Summary

  • The Patient Care Assistant is an unlicensed staff member who is accountable to and completes delegated tasks from the RN in a caring and culturally sensitive manner, with excellent customer service at all times.
  • Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: Vital signs and pulse oximetry; finger stick blood glucose; ADL's; recording intake and output; collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens.
  • Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk interventions as appropriate for high fall risk patients.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** The Patient Care Assistant role at Bmwofkansascitysouth is a full-time position focused on providing essential care and support to patients under the supervision of registered nurses. Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and basic nursing competencies, ensuring a safe and clean environment for patients. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Basic nursing skills
  • Vital signs and pulse oximetry
  • ADL's
  • Patient safety interventions
  • Promptly notify RN of changes

Nice-to-have

  • Caring and culturally sensitive manner
  • Excellent customer service
  • Reinforcement of patient education

Key Requirements

  • High School Graduate or GED
  • Hold a CNA license or completed Gold Standard Intern Program
  • Documentation of fundamentals of nursing courses
  • Minimum 18 months patient care role
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) within 14 days

Work Rights

Not specified

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