Patient Care Assistant - 24/7 ED/UC Isleta

Full Time
Albuquerque, NM 87105
Posted
Job description
Overview:

Summary:
Transport patients between clinical and non-clinical departments and nursing units. Transport patients needing admission, surgical and procedural services, inter-unit department transfers, or discharge from facility. Provide observation and companionship to appropriate hospitalized patient. Assist and provide basic ADLs as appropriate and directed. Provide general support for the operation of a nursing department including assuring availability of supplies and equipment as pertaining to transport.

Type of Opportunity: Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Exempt: No
Work Schedule: Evenings
Qualifications:

Other information:
  • HS/GED
  • Less than 1 year experience in hospital setting and patient transport.
  • Current BLS required (may be initially obtained during new hire training).
  • Receives on-the-job training and competency verification to perform primary functions.

Education:
Essential:
  • High School Diploma or GED

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:
  • Maintain established departmental policies, procedures and expectations.

  • Maintains established medical therapies to include, but not limited to: Oxygen, IVs, restraints, catheters, isolation precautions, etc. during transport and notifies nursing staff immediately if medical equipment alarms.

  • Responsible for effective communication between patients, families, healthcare team members and Presbyterian Care Connection (PCC).

  • Retrieve, store and transport oxygen cylinders according to hospital policy.

  • Follows assigned priority as directed for admission, discharge, surgical and procedural services and transfer activity via correct mode of transport to include but not limited to: Wheelchairs, stretchers/gurney, bed and bariatric bed.

  • Assist with patient transfers from hospital units to other units in and out of the facility.

  • Utilize automated processes within the bed tracking system to notify PCC of patient activity and work closely with PCC on patient flow and effective facility movement.

  • Gather monitors and other essential equipment pertinent to transport from within facility to ensure equipment is available when needed.

  • Deliver malfunctioning equipment to Maintenance for repair.

  • Provide safety and security monitoring for assigned patients. Alerts nursing staff of changes in patient condition as directed and respond to patient call lights as needed.

  • Assist with mobility and ambulation as needed for patient transport purposes.

  • Assist with organizational upgrades and adapt to facility changes.

  • Maintain confidentiality of all healthcare information.

  • Deliver specimens between Laboratory, Pathology and inpatient units. Transports x-rays and equipment.

  • Perform basic clerical duties such as answering phones, printing and handling all necessary paperwork for transport and taking messages.

  • Participate in educational programs, in-service meetings and departmental meetings as required.

  • Function as an effective team member in a highly physical role.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

We offer more than the standard benefits!
Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more!

Learn more about our employee benefits:

https://www.phs.org/careers/employee-benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans. For our employees, we offer a robust wellness program, including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, wellness challenges and more.

Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who choose to work here. The hard work of our physicians, nurses, employees, board members and volunteers grew Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system that serves more than 875,000 New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

About Our Regional Delivery System
Presbyterian's Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Espanola, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari. Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non-clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 statewide employees. With a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care, our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.

We are part of New Mexico's history - and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.

About New Mexico
New Mexico continues to grow steadily in population and features a low cost-of living.

Varied landscapes bring filmmakers here from around the world to capture a slice of the natural beauty New Mexicans enjoy every day. Our landscapes are as diverse as our culture - from mountains, forests, canyons, and lakes, to caverns, hot springs and sand dunes.

New Mexico offers endless recreational opportunities to explore and enjoy an active lifestyle. Venture off the beaten path, challenge your body in the elements, or open yourself up to the expansive sky. From hiking, golfing and biking to skiing, snowboarding and boating, it's all available among our beautiful wonders of the west.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
Offer Disclaimer: The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each offer. Minimum Offer: USD $15.00/Hr. Maximum Offer: USD $19.16/Hr.

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