Patient Care Associate - Float Pool - Allegheny Valley Hospital - Casual

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description : 

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities.  AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.

Allegheny Valley Hospital is a 188 bed community, union hospital serving the surrounding neighborhoods of Natrona Heights.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Under the direction of a licensed nurse, provides for the care, safety, comfort and personal needs of patients.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides and documents direct patient care and activities, such as activities of daily living, vital signs, specimen collection, assistance with exams, treatments and procedures. (45%)
• Communicates changes in patient's physical, mental and emotional conditions, as well as any issues or concerns identified by family, to nursing staff. (20%)
• Participates in unit activities such as supplies stocking, patient transport, and equipment/appliance cleaning, checks and retrieval. (15%)
• Participates in, and documents, patient care and safety rounds. (20%)

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum

• High school diploma or GED
• Nurse Aide Course, current participation in Nursing School and completion of fundamentals and/or experience required.

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