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Covenant Health (Tennessee) lists this PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT opportunity in crossville, Tennessee. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
nPatient Care Assistant, Medical Surgical Unit
nFull Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift
nCumberland Medical Center Overview:
nCumberland Medical Centerin Crossville, Tennessee is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, Cumberland Medical Center is an acute care hospital offering all private patient rooms as well as comprehensive care including cardiology, orthopedics, maternity, cancer treatment, and wound care. The hospital features emergency and critical care, surgical suites, and specialized programs such as imaging, cardiac rehab, sleep disorder care, and hyperbaric medicine, all in a family-oriented environment focused on exceptional patient care.
nPosition Summary:
nFunctions as a direct patient caregiver performing tasks to assist registered nurses. Performs hands-on care, assistance with ADL’s and specified technical tasks for a group of patients under the supervision of the Team Leader. May also function as a sitter for patients in need of full-time supervision in the hospital.
nResponsibilities
nnnTake and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressures, weights, heights, and intake-output measurements.
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nnEncourage patients to turn, cough, and take deep breaths and to use incentive spirometry as specified by Plan of Care.
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nnAmbulate, and assist patients in and out of bed, into wheelchairs and transport when necessary.
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nnAttends to nutritional needs of patient which may include distributing meal trays, feeding, filling and passing out water pitchers,
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nnProvides 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.
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nnEmpty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output.
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nnAssists in maintaining a safe environment, which may include reporting equipment that is out of order, appropriate handling of linen and storing of supplies.
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nnProvides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; preoperative supportive care; and application/removal of abdominal binders or anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
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nnEmpty & clean ostomy bag, per procedure.
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nnCollect urine, stool and sputum specimen as ordered.
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nnPerform tasks such as ROM, assist with ambulatory devices as specified by the patients' plan of care.
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nnPerform phlebotomy (requires additional training). To include correct labeling using two patient identifiers, maintenance of lab-draw supplies, rotating and restocking.
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nnPerform EKG (requires special training).
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nnPromptly answer patient call lights and respond to patient requests.
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nnReport significant changes in patients' condition to RN.
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nnHelp to maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment.
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nnEmploy all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures and proper body mechanics in performance of job.
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nnDocument/maintain patient record as appropriate.
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nnGathers equipment for O2 set up. Checks O2 for connection and proper placement.
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nnChecks for proper functioning of equipment at patient bedside
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nnAmbulate patients with oxygen.
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nnSet up suction equipment and check for proper function.
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nnDemonstrates knowledge and competency in providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
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nnDemonstrates ability to perform skills on the Nursing Assistant checklist.
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nnFollows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
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nnMust be trained and willing to function in a Sitter capacity for patients who need full-time supervision in the hospital.
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nnPerforms other duties as assigned.
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n nQualifications
nMinimum Education:
nNone specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.
nMinimum Experience:
nMust successfully complete Covenant’s orientation and Nursing Assistant in-house training program before being permitted to work with patients.
nLicensure Requirement:
nNursing Assistant certification from state of Tennessee preferred. CPR required.
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nJob Title PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT
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nFacility Cumberland Medical Center
nDepartment Name MEDIC SURGICAL UNIT
Worksite address
crossville, TN, 38555, US
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