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Job Summary and Responsibilities
nAs our Patient Care Assistant, you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities.
nEvery day, you will directly support patients with tasks such as personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding, while also assisting nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and preparing patient rooms.
nYour success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You're diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well.
nnnProvides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff.
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nnMonitors and records vital signs.
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nnAssists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs.
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nnAccurately measures, records, and reports intake and output.
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nnObtains and records daily weight.
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nnPerforms blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter.
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n nJob Requirements
nRequired
nnnHigh School Diploma, GED or SRNA
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nnBasic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
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n nWhere You'll Work
nWelcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.
nSaint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
nOur commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.
nPay Range
n$20.36 - $28.76 /hour
nWe are an equal opportunity employer.
Worksite address
lexington, KY, 40598, US
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