Patient Care Assistant

Regions Hospital is hiring a compassionate, collaborative, and committed Patient Care Assistant who is driven to provide excellent care to our patients in the Birth Center! This unit cares for Labor & Delivery, Post Partum/Newborn Nursey, and Special Care Nursery. On average the Birth Center, delivers two-hundred and fifty babies per month, supports the largest midwife practice in the Twin Cities, and cares for low and high-risk Obstetrical patients. When you start your career as a Patient Care Assistant you will receive 2-3 weeks of training with our nursing education to learn more about our electronic health system, hospital safety, disengagement skills and restraints, and unlicensed assistive partner skills. Being a part of the nursing team at Regions means you will use your technical and people skills to positively impact the type of care our patients receive and overall experience. 

As a patient care assistant, you will be responsible for assisting the patient with activities of daily living (ADLs), providing patient care treatments which include but are not limited to, discontinuing IVs, restraint monitoring, and collecting patient vitals, weights, and intake & output all in a safe, timely, and effective matter. This position regularly collects specimens such as urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose at the direction of the nurse. The patient care assistant responds to patient call lights and requests, communicates with patients and visitors, and assist the nurses with procedures as requested. This position also documents and charts in our electronic health system. 

Work Schedule/FTE: . 8 FTE (32 hours a week) working nights (11pm-7:30am) during the weekend. This position requires you work every other weekend and holiday.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program required – certification preferred (must have occurred within the last 5 years) Or
• Experience in an acute care setting as a nursing assistant (minimum of 520 hours and has occurred within the last 5 years) Or
• Completion of one clinical rotation in a RN or LPN program within the past 12 months Or
• Experience as an Emergency room Technician (minimum of 6 months at 40 hours per two week pay period) 

And

• A current Basic Life Support CPR certification from either the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school degree of equivalent 
• Prior experience in acute care or hospital setting
• Nursing assistant certification
• Proficiency using Electronic Health Record (EPIC)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits: 

Our Patient Care Assistants who work above a .5 FTE (40 hours per 2 weeks) are eligible for medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with a match, disability insurance, paid time-off, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect on an employee’s first day of employment. Aside from traditional benefits, Regions Hospital offers a range of non-traditional benefits to all employees such as an employee health clinic, on-site fitness center, a 24/7 employee assistance program to assist employees with a range of topics, book clubs, and an employee resiliency center.

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