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| Job ID: 14021966 |
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| Job Title: | Patient Care Assistant |
| Work Type: | Work Days: Work Vary: Yes , Shift: Other, Hours Per Week: 40, Work Type: Regular |
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| Salary Offered: | Unspecified |
| Benefits: | Unspecified. |
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| Physical Required: | Unspecified |
| Drug Testing Required: | Unspecified |
| Education Required: | High School Diploma/GED |
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| Experience Required: | Unspecified |
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| Required Skills: | Please see the job description for information about required job skills. |
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| Job Description: |
Regions Hospital is hiring compassionate, collaborative, and committed patient care assistants who are driven to provide excellent care to our patients! Located in St. Paul, Minnesota Regions Hospital is a certified level one trauma facility that provides care for a variety of illnesses and injuries to a diverse patient population. Since opening its doors in 1872, Regions Hospital has been nationally recognized for its outstanding specialty care in our Birth Center, Cancer Center, Heart Center, Burn Center, Trauma Unit, and Comprehensive Stroke Care. Aside from patient care, Regions Hospital continuously is a Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award recipient for our sustainability efforts, in 2023 was named best Regional Hospital by U.S. News and World Report and was among 1,000 companies recognized as America's Greatest Workplace by Newsweek magazine. Our awards are driven by our culture of excellence, excellence in patient care, and excellence in growth and development. When you start your career at Regions Hospital you will receive 2-3 weeks of training with our nursing education to learn more about our electronic health system, hospital safety, disengagement skills and restraints, and unlicensed assistive partner skills. Being a part of the nursing team at Regions means you will use your technical and people skills to positively impact the type of care our patients receive and overall experience.
As a patient care assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the patient with activities of daily living (ADLs), providing patient care treatments which include but are not limited to, discontinuing IVs, restraint monitoring, and collecting patient vitals, weights, and intake & output all in a safe, timely, and effective matter. This position regularly collects specimens such as urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose at the direction of the nurse. The patient care assistant responds to patient call lights and requests, communicates with patients and visitors, and assist the nurses with procedures as requested. This position also documents and charts in our electronic health system.
Work Schedule/FTE:
We are currently looking to hire for various in-patient units ranging from 40 to 64 hours per two week pay period and varying shifts. The shifts at Regions Hospital are:
day shift: 7am - 3:30pm
evening shift: 3pm - 11:30pm
night shift: 11pm - 7:30am
The patient care assistant position does require you work every other weekend.
Required Qualifications:
Education: Completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program required - certification preferred (must have occurred within the last 5 years) or
Experience: Experience in an acute care setting as a nursing assistant (minimum of 520 hours and has occurred within the last 5 years) or completion of one clinical rotation in a RN or LPN program within the past 12 months or Experience as an Emergency room Technician (minimum of 6 months at 40 hours per two week pay period)
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A current Basic Life Support CPR certification from either the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Preferred Qualifications:
High school degree of equivalent
Prior experience in acute care or hospital setting
Nursing assistant certification
Proficiency using Electronic Health Record (EPIC)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
Our Patient Care Assistants who work above a .5 FTE (40 hours per 2 weeks) are eligible for medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with a match, disability insurance, paid time-off, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect on an employee's first day of employment. Aside from traditional benefits, Regions Hospital offers a range of non-traditional benefits to all employees such as an employee health clinic, on-site fitness center, a 24/7 employee assistance program to assist employees with a range of topics, book clubs, and an employee resiliency center.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Refer to ID 77800628_1 when applying |
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