Patient Care Assistant 1 - Lexington, United States - Shriners Childrens Hospital

Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking.

Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.

We have an opportunity for a Patient Care Assistant I in our ASC Recovery Room.

Responsibilities

Works under the direction of a licensed registered nurse to provide family-centered patient care in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC).

Must demonstrate and maintain current knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care of the patients served (birth-age 21).

Applies principles of professional practice model FOCUSED to the ASC.

Qualifications

Current full Covid-19 vaccination status required

High School Graduate or equivalent preferredBasic Life Support (BLS) required6 months Patient Care Assistant experience preferred