Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital is Hiring an Unit Patient Care Assistant Near Lebanon, NH
POSITION STANDARDS
High School Graduate or GED equivalent
18 years or older
The ability to function in a past paced work environment with excellent organizational, customer service, and prioritization skills required
The ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care to patients
POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.
Physical Activity:
Upper Extremity:
Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:
PART TWO: FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Position Objective
Under the direction of the Charge Nurse and/or Nurse Manager, provide nursing unit with efficient and appropriate assistance with selected patient and unit needs. May also perform a variety of clerical duties and various tasks to provide a well-supplied, safe, and clean patient unit.
Performance Expectation
Greets patient upon arrival and complete standard admission tasks Room set up after EVS clean to ensure room is ready for next patient
Collects patient masks and redistributes new masks
Updates patient board with primary nurse and LNA
Participates in assisting the patient with readiness for discharge gathering patient belongings, assist patient with getting dressed
Completes room strip down after discharge
Completes hourly rounding for patient experience on all assigned patients to include safety checks per unit standards utilizing a rounding script/checklist
Delivers meal trays for patient not on precautions (i.e. aspiration) and set patients up to eat
Moves beds to PACU/OR for surgical patients
Sets patients up and assist patients with the completion of personal care and provide clean hospital gown, and change linens
Performs patient sitting for patients requiring 1:1 after successful completion of required learning activities
Assists with uncomplicated patients and/or patients without precautions (BLT, etc.) with lifting, positioning, and dressing of patients
Perform quality checks of glucometers every 24 hours
Answers call lights and direct patient needs to appropriate resources
Stocks equipment from central location to nurse server as needed to ensure unit is well supplied and monitor for expired supplies
Assists with the maintenance of overall unit organization and cleanliness