Patient Care Aide- 1F Med/Surg, PRN, Days
On-siteDecatur, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Assist patients with activities of daily living including bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, toileting, and mobility. Measure and record vital signs, weight, intake, and output accurately. Monitor patient condition, behavior, and needs; report changes to the RN or charge nurse. Perform blood glucose monitoring, specimen collection, and transport patients using safe lifting techniques. Ensure patient safety through hourly rounding, fall prevention, and equipment monitoring. Respond promptly to call lights, restock supplies, and maintain clean patient care areas. Document activities in the electronic health record and adhere to HIPAA regulations. Maintain current BLS certification and demonstrate flexibility to assist on other units as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Uses common sense and special medical skills to care for the sick
- Understands technical information from supervisors, charts, reference books, manuals and labels
- Uses eyes, ears, hands and fingers with skill
- Acts quickly in an emergency, rendering appropriate life-saving measures
- Communicates with people
- Change from one duty to another frequently
- Follow and/or give precise instructions
- Records and interprets information accurately
- Able to care for patients of all ages
- Current in BLS
- High school graduate or GED
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