Patient Care Assistant - Ontario, United States - Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente

Verified Company

Ontario, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job Summary:

The patient care assistant assists in patient care delivery, clerical functions and provides unit support through a variety of functions.

Essential Responsibilities:

Monitor patient care environment for cleanliness and safety. Maintain a clean, neat work area. Remove faulty, nonfunctioning equipment from service, label, and report to the appropriate personnel. Order supplied and equipment as needed. Enters equipment repair requests in EMSR. Comply with patient safety practices/policies. Comply with nursing department policies regarding patient rights, restraints, safety belts, posey jackets/belts and side rails. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of general hospital process and policies, e.g., Fire and Safety, Infection Control, No Smoking, Visitation. Uses aseptic technique in conjunction with Universal Precautions. Follows hazardous waste policies. Participates in providing appropriate emergency procedures as indicated. Respond to codes and other lifethreatening situations as appropriate or directed. Demonstrate understanding of assigned role in external/internal disasters. Participate in emergency drills and mock codes. Establishes and maintains courteous, cooperative relations with the public, patients, and other personnel including telephone etiquette. Exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians and coworkers; shows courtesy, compassion and respect; conforms to unit service standards established for the department and the hospital. Answers phones and patient call lights within two (2) minutes. Answers questions when able, refers all unanswered requests to appropriate nurse. Assists in orienting new personnel as directed. Utilizes housewide computer to input pending and actual discharges (within 10 minutes of patient departure). Maintains patients chart accurately, neatly, and keeps data entry current. Participates in staff meetings, nursing committees and inservice programs, including annual recertification. Attend mandatory training classes relating to techniques, procedures and/or current issues, as required. Participate in Quality Improvement/QC activities at the unit level. Assists in ordering and distribution of unit supplies and equipment. Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.

Age Related Competencies:
Skills assessments and validations are utilized to ensure that employees providing patient care to specific age groups (i.e. infants, adolescents, elderly, etc.) are proficient identifying the special needs and behaviors associated with a particular patient population.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

For Fontana Positions: Certified Nurse Assistant with 1000 hours recent acute clinical or skilled nursing facility experience within the last three years (excluding training).
Current CPR card required.
If unable to fill: Certified Nursing Assistant within 1 year of initial certification from a program with clinical training as a PCA Trainee.
Current CPR card required.
For Riverside Positions: Certified Nurse Assistant with 1000 hours recent acute clinical or skilled nursing facility experience within the last three years (excluding training).

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant, Current CPR card

License, Certification, Registration

Certified Nurse Assistant (California)
Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:

Notes:

This is a temporary position for approximately 6 months.

PrimaryLocation :
California,Ontario,Ontario - Vineyard O.P. Ambulatory Surgicenter - B

HoursPerWeek : 20

Shift :
Variable

Workdays :
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

WorkingHoursStart : 12:01 AM

WorkingHoursEnd : 11:59 PM

Job Schedule :
Call-in/On-Call

Job Type :
Standard

Employee Status :
Temporary

Employee Group/Union Affiliation :
B05|USW|Local 7600

Job Level :
Entry Level

Job Category :
Clinical Support

Department :
Ontario Ambulatory Surgicenter - Recovery - 0801

Travel :
No