Certified Patient Care Assistant Home Care

Primary City/State:

Mesa, Arizona

Department Name:

Home Care Team-East

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

You have a place in the health care industry. If you’re looking to leverage your abilities to make a real difference – and real change in the health care industry – you belong at Banner Health. Apply today 

  

Banner Home Health is a four-star home care agency with a track record for quality and excellence and is the largest skilled home care agency in Phoenix. Our structure is set up to provide Home Health Nurses multiple avenues for support that aren't available at other agencies – a field preceptor, an IT specialist, a dedicated scheduler, a nurse preceptor during orientation (available every day to help with documentation questions and challenges), an in-office team of QI specialists, telehealth resources, clinical manager and in office triage support.  This structure is designed to assist field clinicians in managing their caseload appropriately and not feeling “alone” in the field!  We recognize that our nurse case managers are the key to a successful journey with home health. Banner Home Health is committed to supporting our team members to make home health the best place to work and the best place to receive care   

  

As Patient Care Assistant with Banner Home Health, you will have an opportunity to 1:1 patient care.  Home care environment allows time to create relationships with your patients and their caregivers and have some flexibility over your schedule that is not possible in the hospital setting. 

Watch this brief video to learn what it is like working in Home Care at Banner.     

SCHEDULE:

• Full Time/40 Hours
• Monday - Friday.
• 8:00am- 5:00pm

LOCATION:

• East Valley -POD 1 Primary cities:  East Mesa, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, Superior
• East Valley -POD 2 Primary cities: Mesa, Gilbert, San Tan Valley, Queen Creek, Florence
• East Valley- POD 8- Primary cities:  Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler
• East Valley- POD 9- Primary cities: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Cave Creek, and Carefree

Ranked in the top 25 percent of all home care agencies in the United States, Banner Home Care is the largest nonprofit, free-standing home care agency in Arizona. We provide intermittent health care for patients of all ages in the comfort of their home. Our home care team is experienced, compassionate and professional, and the results prove that Banner Home Care measures better than the national and Arizona average in almost all Medicare Quality Compare patient satisfaction results.

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, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility and providing assistance with nutritional intake as needed.

2. Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit/facility policy and standards of care. Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care. Assists in the transportation of patient specimens.

3. Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional. Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.

4. Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice; procedures may include blood draws, foley catheters removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring. Provides necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.

5. Performs receptionist/clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective flow of communication and information throughout the depart