Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator, Jewish Hospital, 5 Towers

Primary Location:

JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMC

Address:

200 Abraham Flexner WayLouisville, KY 40202

Shift:

Days 7A - 7P (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

The Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator performs clerical duties and clinical patient care support on the unit under the direction of the Licensed Nursing Personnel. They utilize proper and professional communication skills with department and UofL Health personnel, as well as with patients, families, and visitors. All duties will be provided in a caring, safe, and efficient manner, under the direction of licensed nursing personnel and while adhering to the values of patient and family centered care.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

Transcribes and computes physician orders, department orders and messages accurately. Writes legibly and transcribes orders accurately

Assembles patient medical records and maintains proper order of records within the chart

Sets up admission charts and disassembles discharged and transferred charts, checking for completeness

Handles desk communications properly and promptly, including responding immediately to intercom, pages and routing of messages to appropriate person

Replaces forms as necessary in patient medical records

Routes requests for patient information to nurse promptly and accurately

Communicates physician orders to responsible nurse.

Collects required unit data

Measures and documents intake and output, heights and weights, and vital signs

Applies, monitors, and documents restraint usage

Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens

Performs and documents point-of-care testing

Performs and documents patient mobility and exercise, and comfort, rest, and sleep care needs

Performs and documents patient hygiene, grooming, and dressing, skin and nail care, dietary, and toileting and elimination needs

Other Functions:

Organizes equipment and supplies

Completes bedmaking and cleaning assignments on the unit

Performs and documents perineal care, and applies unsterile hot/cold packs/compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings

Safely and correctly operates equipment (i.e. beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia unit, mechanical lifts, bed scales)

Presents a pleasant, courteous, effective manner with telephone conversations and interactions with others

Orders stock; maintains and enters charged items at the end of the shift according to procedure

Orients new personnel in desk orientation

Assists with admitting, physical examination, transferring, and discharging patients

Transports patients, lab work, specimens, and blood

Adheres to Universal precaution, infection control, OSHA, and other regulatory policies and procedures. Maintains safe work practices and follows facility safety procedures

Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct

Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times

Performs other duties as assigned

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