Certified Patient Care Assistant Cardiology and Radiology

Primary City/State:

Glendale, Arizona

Department Name:

Cardio and Radiology Svcs-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

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

Arizona Department of Health Services has awarded Banner Health with the Healthy Arizona Worksite Platinum Award. This award recognizes businesses that are making efforts to positively affect the health and well-being of their employees, their families, and their community through evidence-based worksite health initiatives and programs.

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center has served the Northwest Valley for more than 25 years and our unrelenting focus on excellent patient care has helped us become one of the most preferred hospitals in the Valley. In addition to being a Level 1 Trauma Center, the facility also includes a heart and vascular center, state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a new Emergency department.

In your role as a Certified Patient Care Assistant in our Cardiology and Radiology (CARS) Unit at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, you will help provide basic nursing assistance to patients. This CARS department is preoperative and postoperative area that provides care for Cardiology and Radiology patients.  The department is open 0500-1930.  We see a range of 12-25 patients in one day.  We are fully staffed, and this position is an addition to create support to the nurses and patients.  ​This role will support with bringing OP to the department, performing vitals, EKG, prepping paperwork, assisting with some scheduling/phone calls of procedures, and preparing rooms as needed. The equipment we use includes Philips monitor system for vitas, Cerner for EMR. Any patient care background is preferred.Bring your energetic with a can do attitude and join our amazing team!

• Full-Time Day Shift Available Monday - Friday 8am-4:30pm  No weekends or Holidays at this time (generally FT 3/12’s, 2 weekends a month (Sat or Sunday).
• You can utilize our self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage.There are no set days you can be scheduled each week. Generally scheduled 6 weeks in advnace but this one is always Monday- Friday.
• 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. Banner Health offers a variety of benefits to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience. Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

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 with nutritional intake as needed.

2. Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements in accordance with 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.

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