- Provides information, direction, and assistance as appropriate
- Maintains patient/employee safety by following controlled access policies
- Communicates in a timely manner with the RN regarding patient status, interventions completed, data collected and pertinent input to facilitate care planning
- Answers call lights, phones, or intercom system to determine patients' needs
- Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help
- Provides appropriate assistance to the patient during his/her activities of daily living
- Prepares patients for surgery and/or procedures properly
- Reviews plan of care at beginning of shift with RN and PRN for every assigned patient
- Accompanies patients for diagnostic tests, at discharge and/or assists patients to ambulate
- Turns and repositions patients using safe patient handling techniques
- Obtains vital patient information as directed (i.e., temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates, and food/fluid intake/output, and calorie counts)
- Documents findings in EMR in a timely, accurate and concise manner
- Participates in the Patient Admission Process through timely and accurate performance of assigned duties
- Provides skilled technical care according to unit-specific and generic structure standards, protocols and procedures, prescribed medical interventions, and nursing guidelines as delegated by the RN
- Maintains a clean and orderly environment, ensuring patient safety and comfort at all times
- Assumes responsibility for own growth and development; attends staff meetings
- Manages incoming tubes from tube station and deliver meds or other items to the RN or medication room
- Meets Bronson's Standards of Excellence
- Supports the goals of the unit and participates in department performance improvement
- Follows organizational guidelines for effective hand hygiene consistently
- Restocks supplies as appropriate and stores equipment in defined locations
- Maintains unsupervised access to the unit medication room(s) for stocking and/or retrieving supplies
- Advance Burn Life Support (ABLS) required
- Completion of burn care/management modules.
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Bronson Battle Creek , MI, United StatesCURRENT BRONSON EMPLOYEES - Please apply using the career worklet in Workday. This career site is for external applicants only. · Love Where You Work · Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go abov ...
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Bronson Battle Creek , MI, United StatesCURRENT BRONSON EMPLOYEES - Please apply using the career worklet in Workday. This career site is for external applicants only. · Love Where You Work · Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go abov ...
bmh nicu - , MI, United States - Bronson Battle Creek
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CURRENT BRONSON EMPLOYEES - Please apply using the career worklet in Workday. This career site is for external applicants only.Love Where You Work
Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong.
We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community.
If you're ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.Location
BMH Bronson Methodist Hospital
Title
BMH NICU - Patient Care Assistant - PT Nights
Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, and in accordance with defined policies and procedures for the unit, the Patient Care Assistant (PCA) provides technical patient care to a defined patient population, as assigned by the Registered Nurse.
gathering patient data, assisting patients with activities of daily living (ADLs), transporting patients, supporting department maintenance activities (stocking patient rooms, moving equipment, ordering and procuring supplies, etc.), providing basic customer services (directions, visitor control, and other functions), as needed.
Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
Previous experience and CNA license preferred
Obtain BLS Certification by the end of the orientation period. Maintain BLS certification.
For BCOM Only:
Successful completion of Certified Nurse Aide Exam within 4 months of hire
A PCA/tech may be asked to assist in a patient safety assistant role while maintaining PCA/tech duties for that assigned patient.
Skill and proficiency in oral and written grammar, communication and basic mathematics.
Work which produces levels of mental/visual fatigue which are typical of jobs that perform a wide variety of duties with frequent and significant uncontrollable deadlines.
Work may include the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT up to 40 percent of the time.
Involves regularly lifting of bulky or moderately heavy weights (i.e., up to 50 pounds), and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects.
Trained in Unit Dose Feeds. Performs a variety of tasks that relate to preparing, portioning, labeling, and delivering patient feedings per feeding order. PCA's must adhere to all food safety/sanitation regulations and standards established by the hospital
Qualification specific forTCU/Burn/SICU (
The PCA is responsible for completing the Word day CBL -Swing beds.
This is an annual CBL that describes the difference in a swing bed patient versus an in-patient or observation patient.
The PCA will understand the documentation differences and the specific care required for each individual swing bed patient.Shift
12 Hour Night Shift
Time Type
Part time
Scheduled Weekly Hours
24
Cost Center
6020 Neonatal Stepdown (BMH)
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Bronson Healthcare Group and its affiliates prohibit accepting unsolicited resumes from recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without a valid written agreement and direct request from the Talent Acquisition Department for a specific job position.
Resumes sent without these conditions will be considered property of Bronson Healthcare Group, and no fees will be paid for such candidates, even if hired.
This policy holds regardless of any pre-existing agreements with recruiters. Only candidates submitted through an approved agreement for a specific named position are eligible for fee consideration.Please take a moment to watch a brief video highlighting employment with Bronson