Certified Patient Care Assistant Cardiac Progressive Care Unit

Primary City/State:

Mesa, Arizona

Department Name:

PCU-CPCU-Hosp

Work Shift:

Night

Job Category:

Clinical Care

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

Banner Health was recognized on Becker's Healthcare 2024 list of 150+ top places to work in healthcare. This list highlights hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that prioritize workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfilment of their employees.

Banner Heart Hospital Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) in East Mesa, Arizona is a 60-bed inpatient, high acuity cardiac unit focusing on providing excellent care for cardiovascular patients. The CPCU provides care for STEMI/NSTEMI patients, Heart Failure patients, and patients with acute arrhythmias as well as patients who undergo cardiac angiograms with interventions, and pacemaker/defibrillator implants.  We provide a comprehensive cardiac education plan for our nurses with dedicated preceptors.  Banner Heart Hospital is a recipient of the 2018 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals award by IBM Watson Health.  Our outcomes reflect excellence in cardiovascular services benefiting our patients, their families, their employers and our entire community. 

The CPCU leadership team prides itself on growing and mentoring our team, providing support through monthly check-ins and maintaining visibility.  We are here to support YOU!  Our vision is to provide our staff an environment to thrive which in turn helps create an exceptional patient experience.  Our CPCU culture aligns with Banner’s Values: Customer Obsessed, Relentless Improvement, Courageously Innovate, Disciplined Focus, Foster Accountability, and Continuously Earn Trust.

As a Banner Heart Hospital Cardiac Progressive Care Unit Med Surgical Patient Care Assistant - PCA you will ideally be a certified CNA / LNA with a passion for providing only the highest standard of care to a diverse patient population within a fast paced environment.  Are you ready to take your career to the next level?   As a PCA at Banner Heart Hospital /Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, AZ, you will become an integral part of our wonderful culture within a Magnet Recognized Hospital!

• Full Time Night Shift Available (3-12 hour shifts)
• Shift Hours can be from 6:30pm -6am (Nights)
• 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. 2 Weekend shifts required each month
• 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

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

Located next to Banner Baywood Medical Center in east Mesa, Arizona, Banner Heart Hospital specializes in providing the most advanced cardiovascular care in an environment of clinical excellence, compassion and healing. We have the most advanced technology in the state of Arizona, with innovative and cutting-edge technologies. With 111 beds, we are one of the largest freestanding heart hospitals in the nation. We have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals for cardiovascular care by Thomson-Reuters. Our facility includes a 28 bed cardiovascular intensive care unit that specialized in the recovery of surgical patients, cardiogenic shock, and CRRT. Our 60 bed Cardiac Progressive Care Unit specializes in fast-paced procedural recovery and our 23 bed Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit specializes in surgical recovery. Our space also includes two endovascular suites, six OR suites, six cardiac Cath labs, and three electrophysiology labs.

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

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Assists with daily living activities and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility and providing assistance w