Patient Care Assistant

Job description

Overview Provides compassionate personal care and support services under the supervision of a registered nurse that assists the patient in the achievement of physical and emotional comfort and healing. Responsibilities: Provides all personal care services in accordance with the plan of treatment assigned by the registered nurse to include but not limited to: measure and record intake and output measure and record vital signs, 02 Saturation, weight and height positioning patients; lifting and turning patients applying/utilizing special equipment assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode ambulating the patient pre-operative and post-operative care application/removal of anti-embolism stocking and SCD devices removal of foley catheters perineal care; vaginal irrigations (non-sterile) and sitz baths non-medicated enemas application of heat and cold care of the incontinent patient skin care to the immobilized patient removal of saline lock emptying of colostomy bags application of appliances for heat and cold performing blood sugars placing patients on cardiac monitors set up of oxygen equipment feeding patients collecting, labeling, and transporting of lab specimens. - Accurately d...