Emergency Department PCA/PCT PT Mids 11a-11p

Overview



Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If youre dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!

At Baptist Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus

Position Summary

Under the direction/supervisor of RN, provides basic nursing care for assigned group of patients.

General Nursing Units cares for patients from age 15 years to maturity by clinically competent nursing staff.
Special Care Areas cares for patients from age 15 years through adult with high risk conditions by clinically competent nursing staff.
Maternal Child Units: Labor and Delivery care includes patients who have a pregnancy related condition by staff who are clinically competent in maternity care.
Nursery care includes care for newborn until discharge status by clinically competent staff.
Pediatric clinically competent staff provides care to patients from neonate through age of eighteen.
GI Lab Unit cares for toddlers, beginning age 24 months, through adult by clinically competent staff.
Chemical Dependent Unit and Psychiatric Unit cares for adult patients and family with holistic approach to emotional problems by clinically competent nursing staff.
Emergency Unit provides care to presenting patients of all ages by clinically competent staff in pediatric and high- risk adult care.
Surgical Services provides care to patients from neonate to geriatric.

Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned basic patient care duties 
• Protects patient confidentiality and privacy
• Makes rounds with oncoming shift
• Exhibits compassionate care and service excellence
• Prioritizes patient care based on tests/surgery schedule and unit needs
• Reports any changes in patient’s condition to the patient’s nurse or charge nurse
• Takes patients’ vital signs including asking pain score
• Applies pulse oximeter probe and records readings.
• Monitors Intake and Output (I&O), including percentage of meal consumed
• Prepares patients for meals and assists with feeding as needed. 
• Performs/assists with baths
• Cleanses simple wounds, applies skin barriers, and applies wound dressing under the direction of the RN
• Performs site care to established PEG sites
• Empties colostomy or ileostomy bags
• Sets up / utilizes orthopedic appliances to include but not limited to braces, CPM machine, crutches, walkers, and traction devices as appropriate for area
• Escorts, transports, transfers and ambulates patients applying appropriate transfer techniques 
• Measures and applies TED hose and SCD stockings
• Sets up wall suction
• Performs oral suctioning with a tonsil-tip suction device
• Collects urine (clean catch), and stool specimens
• Collects sputum sample (not by suction) 
• Performs blood glucose or other point of care testing
• Attends to comfort of patients
• Performs functions that may be delegated by the licensed professional nurse (when appropriate)
• Assists other nursing personnel in patient care
• Maintains related records
• Assists with patient admissions, discharges and transfers
• Maintains patient care areas according to unit standards including reorder and restocking of supplies as needed
• Fills ice pitchers
• Changes l