Certified Patient Care Assistant Medical Surgical

Primary City/State:

Glendale, Arizona

Department Name:

Med/Surg-CMU-Hosp 1A

Work Shift:

Varied

Job Category:

Clinical Care

* Sign-On Bonus of $3000 Available for Certified/Licensed CNA/LNA's *

Good health care is key to a good life. At Banner Health, we understand that, and that’s why we work hard every day to make a difference in people’s lives. Do you like the idea of making a positive change in people’s lives – and your own? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center has served the Northwest Valley for more than 25 years and our unrelenting focus on excellent patient care has helped us become one of the most preferred hospitals in the Valley. In addition to being a Level 1 Trauma Center, the facility also includes a heart and vascular center, state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a new Emergency department.

In your role as a Patient Care Assistant in our Medical Surgical Unit at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, you will help provide basic nursing assistance to patients. You may be floating between Med Surg and Med Surg overflow units (2A Med Surg Ortho, 3A Med Surg-Trauma, 3B Med Surg Oncolog, 3C); possibly Monitor tech and Runner position on Behavioral/General Med Surg 1A. You will have the opportunity to work in one of our following areas; trauma, oncology, or behavioral health/general Med/Surg. You will play a crucial role in facilitating communication between physicians, nurses and physicians, calls in Consults and acts as a liaison with all other internal departments and external contacts. Duties can vary from vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate), assisting with patient hygiene and movement, and generally monitoring the patient and providing updates to clinical staff. Bring your passion for patient care to this fast paced, teamwork oriented, and collaborative environment that supports learning at all levels.As the ideal candidate you will be responsible for on-going patient data collection and documentation in the medical records and provide a variety of unit support functions which contribute to the overall efficient operation of the nursing unit/department. You will be valued member of our team and be a part of strong team collaboration. 

• Full-Time Days and Nights Available (FT:3 -12 hour Shifts)
• 1 Part-Time Nights Available (PT 2-12 hour Shifts)
• Shift Hours: Day shift is 6am-6:30pm | Night Shift 6pm - 6:30am
• You can utilize our self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage.There are no set days you can be scheduled each week
• Varied Shifts = could be working days nights, weekends
• Weekend Rotations are required in this role. Every other weekend commitment which for nights is Friday/Saturday. Day shift is Saturday/Sunday.
• Rotating Holidays Required - 1 major and 1 minor
• Enjoy a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential and an 18%-Night Shift differential when applicable

Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care. This position is responsible for on-going patient data collection and documentation in the medical records and provides a variety of unit support functions which contribute to the overall efficient operation of the nursing unit/department.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health,