Department Aide

and Responsibilities As a Department Aide, you will serve as a vital member of the healthcare team, providing essential patient care supportive services under direct RN supervision. Your accountability ensures efficient patient care. Every day you will perform tasks including assisting with patient mobility, maintaining patient environments, and managing supplies.

You may also access and distribute drugs or medical supplies per hospital policy. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to patient well-being, excellent communication, and a meticulous approach to duties. Reliability and adherence to policy are paramount.

Is competent in psychomotor skills and technical procedures. Includes maintaining/stocking all unit supplies/equipment in procedure rooms. Patient care assisting with admission of patient, changing into gowns, paperwork, disposition of belongings, attaching/removing monitors.

Obtaining supplies/equipment; moving/transporting positioning/escorting patients. Setting-up room and cart per physician preference/department standard. Cleaning rooms/equipment/instruments following procedures.

Demonstrating understanding of aseptic technique in patient care and handling of equipment/specimens. Job Requirements Required One (1) year of Environmental Services (EVS) or Surgery/Procedural Department Aide Experience. Preferred Surgery Experience.

Computer skills. Where You'll Work Founded in 1925, Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital is a 310-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.

Additionally, Mercy General Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. One Community. One Mission.

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