Patient Care Assistant - Bristol, United States - Lower Bucks Hospital

Lower Bucks Hospital

Verified Company

Bristol, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Overview:

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community Lower Bucks Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital, serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care.

Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, the Hospital is well-known for its knowledgeable medical staff, including cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, wound care, and general surgery.

The hospital has more than 200 physicians on staff, as well as another 700 employees.

Responsibilities:

The Patient Care Assistant II (PCA II) is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. The PCA II is responsible to monitor cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitor.

May assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to all patients and assists in maintenance of a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the RN and within the scope of the Patient Care Assistant I (PCA I) job description as long as the activity does not distract from primary responsibility for dysrhythmia monitoring.

Qualifications:

Education and Work Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate upon hire and maintain current.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current
Six months previous experience as Monitor Technician preferred.
Current Phlebotomy certification upon hire, preferred.
Current EKG certification upon hire, preferred.
Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.
Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physicians office preferred.