Unit Patient Care Assistant

• 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:
      • • Sitting - 34% to 66%
        • Standing - 67% to 100%
        • Walking - 67% to 100%
        • Bending - 67% to 100%
        • Squatting - 67% to 100%
        • Crouching - 67% to 100%
        • Kneeling - 34% to 66%
        • Reaching - 67% to 100%
    • Upper Extremity:
      • • Use of Upper Extremity - 67% to 100%
    • Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:
      • • Initial push up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
        • Initial pull up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
        • Sustained push up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%
        • Sustained pull up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%
        • Lift up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%
        • Carry up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%
• 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
    • Answers phones and handle calls appropriately
    • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.