Location: Columbus,OH, USA
Patient Care Assistant - Urgent Care Main Campus (Evenings) Requisition ID 2024-53083 Category Nursing Support Overview 0.4-0.6 FTE, 16-24 hrs/week, evening shift, 4p-11:30a, every third weekend, holiday rotation Base pay $19/hr. Benefits eligible. Responsible for performing basic supportive care to specified patients/families under the direction and supervision of an RN/Care Manager. Collects, documents, and reports data to the RN Care Manager but does not interpret data. Demonstrates competence in providing age-appropriate care and service for pediatric patients from birth to 21 years, and selected adults. Why Nationwide Children's Hospital? The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We're 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we'll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud. Responsibilities Prepares and maintains the patients medical records. Perform monitoring of patient charts for required signatures, (general consents, advanced directives, and other related documents), and secures signatures as appropriate. Operate communication systems including; but not limited to telephone, paging system, pneumatic tube and multi-function devices i.e. fax/printer/ copier/scanner. Coordinate unit communications and the processes related to secretarial and environmental activities on the unit. Maintain unit supply of computer down-time forms and implement the down time procedure for the staff. Clean, order and stock clerical, educational and clinical supplies. Monitor and maintain unit as required by regulatory agencies and document appropriately. Acts as a preceptor for orientation and training of other Unit Coordinator staff. In emergency situations, initiates Code Blue/Medical Assist/ACT and providing all required information confirm with staff call was placed. Responsible for the transport of non-controlled medications from Pharmacy to designated licensed healthcare practitioners at their discretion or from tube system to secured medication storage room. Qualifications Education: High school graduate. Associates degree preferred. Skills: Demonstrated computer skills required with the ability to navigate most current technology systems. Strong administrative skills required. Excellent customer service and organizational skills. Experience: One-year previous health care experience preferred. The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed