Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator, Jewish Hospital, CVICU, 7p-7a

The Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator performs clerical duties and clinical patient care support on the unit under the direction of the Licensed Nursing Personnel. They utilize proper and professional communication skills with department and UofL Health personnel, as well as with patients, families, and visitors. All duties will be provided in a caring, safe, and efficient manner, under the direction of licensed nursing personnel and while adhering to the values of patient and family centered care.

Transcribes and computes physician orders, department orders and messages accurately. Writes legibly and transcribes orders accuratelyAssembles patient medical records and maintains proper order of records within the chartSets up admission charts and disassembles discharged and transferred charts, checking for completenessHandles desk communications properly and promptly, including responding immediately to intercom, pages and routing of messages to appropriate personReplaces forms as necessary in patient medical recordsRoutes requests for patient information to nurse promptly and accuratelyCommunicates physician orders to responsible nurse.

Collects required unit dataMeasures and documents intake and output, heights and weights, and vital signsApplies, monitors, and documents restraint usageCollects urine, stool, and sputum specimensPerforms and documents point-of-care testingPerforms and documents patient mobility and exercise, and comfort, rest, and sleep care needsPerforms and documents patient hygiene, grooming, and dressing, skin and nail care, dietary, and toileting and elimination needsOther Functions:Organizes equipment and suppliesCompletes bedmaking and cleaning assignments on the unitPerforms and documents perineal care, and applies unsterile hot/cold packs/compresses, bandages, and elastic stockingsSafely and correctly operates equipment (i.e. beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia unit, mechanical lifts, bed scales)Presents a pleasant, courteous, effective manner with telephone conversations and interactions with othersOrders stock; maintains and enters charged items at the end of the shift according to procedureOrients new personnel in desk orientationAssists with admitting, physical examination, transferring, and discharging patientsTransports patients, lab work, specimens, and bloodAdheres to Universal precaution, infection control, OSHA, and other regulatory policies and procedures.

Maintains safe work practices and follows facility safety proceduresMaintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conductComplies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all timesPerforms other duties as assignedAdditional