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Psychology
Patient Care Assistant I
Developed exceptional interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills while maintaining
confidentiality through Outlook, Word and PowerPoint (75-80 words per minute typing capacity)
- Screened, monitored and directed phone calls and e-mails
- Planned weekly departmental meetings among staff
- Organized purchasing orders and multiple spreadsheets regarding inventory and purchases using Excel
- Improved unit efficiency by digitalizing many forms and permits
- Trained as a physician liaison and a super user for Meditech EMR Go Live
- Trained new employees from various different departments on customer service, software, and telephone
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Nursing
Zoology
Patient Care Assistant
Provided shift care for assignments up to 18 patients while comprehensively charting and documenting
specific care for each individual patient.
- Performed specialized interventions assigned by nursing staff such as bladder scans, straight catheter
- Assisted patients with care for activities of daily living ensuring that patient needs were fully met.
- Served as a unit clerk supporting the nursing staff by communicating information through various
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Nursing And English And Foreign Languages
Patient Care Assistant
Assisted clients with ambulation, personal hygiene and grooming
- Provided client comfort and anxiety relief
- Promoted safety and environmental cleanliness for mild to moderate Alzheimer's clients
- Performed basic household tasks, provided transportation and meal preparations
- Communicated issues of concern to family and assisted with care planning
- Observed changes in health status and assessed client's needs
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Medical
Patient Care Assistant
Administered oral medication to the patient, take vitals, document medical records for doctors and other caregivers
- Provided patient with the help of moving in and out of bed, grooming, bathing, and other duties
- Planned, purchased, prepared and served meals to patient according to diet
- Transported/Scheduled patient to doctors' appointments and other trips outside the home
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Pct
Patient Care Assistant
Living Assistance: Provided patients with daily activities such as hygiene care,
grooming, bathing, and turning in bed.
- Kept linen and utility areas clean and emptied patients dirty linen hampers.
- Patient Transfer: safety lifted 100 pounds and push more weight in wheelchairs.
- Home Aid: Provided patients with transportation to and from doctor's appointments.
- Shared joint responsibility (along with mother) for the care of grandparent who suffered from terminally illness
- Assisted home care with all aspects of daily care, including bathing, feeding and dressing.
- Helped to ensure grandfather last year was as comfortable, dignified and enriching as possible.
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Nursing
Patient Care Assistant
Assisted doctor with patient care including taking vital signs, preparing patients for in office surgical procedures
- Maintained and set up sterile field for patient's surgery
- Updated patients chart maintaining client confidentiality
- Assisted Registered Nurse with sterile and nonsterile dressing changes
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Business Management And Administration
Patient Care Assistant
Provided patient care to adult and geriatric psychiatric patients.
- Assisted patients with daily living according to treatment plan, policies, procedures, unit routines and protocol.
- Observed, reported and documented changes in patient's physical and behavioral status.
- Monitored therapeutic activities and patient groups.
- Assisted with admissions, discharges and transfers of patients.
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Practical Nursing
Patient Care Assistant Intake
Collected specimens such as urine, feces, sputum and Drawn Blood
- Assisted the Physician and the Nurses in wound care, sling, stockings, and support bandages.
- Communicated with patients to ascertain their needs for financial assistance, social and emotional support.
- Prepared tray for bone marrow biopsy and lumbar puncture
- Documented notes in patient chart.
- Monitored patients for any change in conditions.
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Education
Ba
Patient Care Assistant
Assisted residents' activities of daily living including get in or out of the bed, skin care, oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming and mobility
- Assisted residents' medication management
- Escort resident with meals and activities
- Answered resident call light signals to determine resident needs
- Maintained resident vital signs and weight
- Recorded intake and out-put of food and liquid consumption
- Reported and identified any change of resident condition to the Nurse Supervisor(RN)
- Routinely checked and repositioned residents to prevent bed sores and ensure resident safety
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Medical/clinical
Medical Assistant
Patient Care Assistant (pca)
Took vital signs, intake and output measurements, EKGs, glucose testing, and documented all assigned responsibilities.
- Participated in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care/treatment plans as directed.
- Communicated changes in patient conditions and unit concerns.
- Restocked pharmacy and unit supplies.
- Maintained confidentiality of all materials handled within the department.
- Complied with policies regarding safety and reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated competency in the assessment, range of treatment, and appropriate communication.
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Patient Care Assistant (pca)
Provide patient care as in-demand within surgical, acute-care, rehabilitation, renal/vascular, and emergency settings.
- Displayed strong clinical skills in assessing vital signs, glucose checks, and providing post-operative care.
- Ensured accurate, timely flow of information by maintaining thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patients' status.
- Received Employee of the Month and PCA Mentor of the year
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High School Diploma
Certificate
Patient Care Assistant
- Delegated patient care and non-patient care tasks
- Utilized appropriate age related patient protocols relating to the physical and psychological needs of all patients
- Collected and compiled data and ensured to maintaining a clean environment
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Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Patient Care Assistant
Performed patient care activities delegated and supervised by the professional staff to ensure an excellent experience and customer service for the patient and family
- Activities of daily living such as baths, oral hygiene, bladder scans, glucometer tests, and oral feeding performed to satisfaction of patient and professional staff, and charted as appropriate
- Patient mobility performed (i.e. turning, lifting, moving) utilizing appropriate safety measures to prevent patient and self-injury
- Patient meals and nourishment offered, administered, and recorded in a timely manner; Assisted nursing staff with admission, discharge, transfer, and transport of patients
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Urology, Patient Care Assistant
Customer service is everything. Cultivated an environment focused on patient care, needs, and over all well-being.
- Coordinated appointments and procedures between patient and doctors.
- Established genuine connections with patients creating trust, comfort, and open communication.
- Daily tasks include registration, acquiring referrals and authorizations, insurance verification, phone etiquette.
- Organized our department team building events.
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High School Diploma
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Patient Care Assistant
Assisted RN in taking blood pressure, measuring heartbeat, and assisting with activities of daily living
- Arranged and supervised the transferring of patients from bed to restroom as needed
- obtaining certain lab specimens; charts observations and activities, reporting pertinent changes in the patient's condition
- assists in maintaining and providing a clean, safe environment
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GED
Medical Assisting
Patient Care Assistant
- Assisted patient with every day grooming activities such as bathin
- Took vital signs and observed patient conditions and recorded progress in daily chart
- Administered medications
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High School Diploma
Patient Care Assistant
Monitored vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse.
- Tested and recorded blood glucose levels.
- Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
- Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment.
- Assisted with patient transfer and ambulation.
- Assisted in cleansing enemas, catheterization and bladder irrigations.
- Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails,
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Biology
Biology
Patient Care Assistant / Telemetry Technician
Served as an integral member of the hospital resource team in Emergency, Intensive, Cardiac, and Progressive Care settings. Managed and cared for up to 24 patients daily. Key Results:
- Effectively communicated plans for patient care and procedures with a 95% satisfaction rating.
- Worked as Patient Care Assistant and Unit Clerk in various settings. Input physician orders, communicated with physicians, nurses, ancillary staff, patients and family members.
- Gained knowledge of hospital procedures.
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Patient Care Assistant
Work along side doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide direct patient care
- Assist patients with many tasks that they can not do for themselves while they are in assisted living facility.
- Assist patients with tasks such as eating, getting out of bed, taking a bath, and brushing their teeth and hair
- Record vital signs, height, weight, input output, report and record patient condition and patient treatments
- Help patient with nutritional needs - check delivered food trays, assist with feeding
- Assist patients with their mobility - turn and positioning, do range of motion exercises, transferring patients to and from wheelchair, assist with ambulation
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Patient Care Assistant
- Computer work with a private company operating system and filing in patient charts
- Managed a multi-line phone system
- Generated copies, faxed orders to other facilities for transferring of patients
- Facilitated supply ordering for staff and patients
- Called for repairs of equipment on a Oncology floor
- Administered all required patient care, transcribed doctors orders into the hospital; computer system for medication nourishment and treatment or surgery
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Education
High School Diploma
Pharmacy Technician
Patient Care Assistant (pca)
Assist patient care team in the treatment and care of patients in accordance with established policies, procedures, and unit standards
- Provide patients personal care and activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Report to the nurse any changes in the patients' physical condition
- Answer patients' call light and assisted with needs
- Take vitals and enter the information to nurses with great knowledge
- Do blood sugar test and collected specimens
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Clinical Laboratory Science
Industrial
Patient Care Assistant II
Provide personal care for patients who need assistance aimed at increasing comfort, social and spiritual well-being by providing assistance with personal hygiene, physical comfort, and prevention of skin breakdown, rehabilitation and safety.
- Collect vital signs, such as blood pressure, heart rate, pulse, test and recorded blood glucose levels.
- Monitored input/output data, collected specimens and other delegated measurements.
- Performed procedures and uses equipment as delegated by RN's, including blood draws, foley catheter placement and removal, NG tube placement and removal, and EKG's
- Assist nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, bed sores, cleansing enemas, catheterization and bladder irrigations, changing sterile dressings.
- Provide pre- and post-operative care such as responding appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients and family members.
- Maintained a clean, healthy and safe environment in the patient's rooms and the nurse's station
- Supported clerical duties, for example answering phones, data entry like physician orders, pharmacy and dietary orders.
- Assist to the health care staff ( doctors, nurses, social workers, physical therapist) with translation English- Spanish
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Computer Operations
Associate of Science
Accounting
Patient Care Assistant
Enhance the well-being, independence and personal fulfillment of the residents and other senior.
- Responsibilities consist of Patient Care, Medical Record Documentation.
- Ensure to answer all emergency calls and respond appropriately.
- Maintain a positive and professional environment.
- Dedicate every day to the care and life enrichment of the senior population.
- Inform supervisor of changes in the residents conditions and needs.
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Fine Arts
Medical Terminology
Patient Care Assistant
- Ordered all labs and tests prior to Computerized Physician Order Entry.
- Continuous Rounding to ensure sustainability of patient/family satisfaction.
- Collaborated with patients, families and physicians to provide emotional support to our customers.
- Enhanced the patient/family experience by respecting cultural diversity, beliefs and personal preferences.
- Navigated databases - verified medical records via hospital applications: Cerner, Health Quest, Electronic Bed and SURGINET.
- Executed admission, transfer and discharge processes for our Cardiovascular Intensive Care population.
- Participated in daily quality improvement measures within the unit and hospital.
- Recognized and immediately reported any risk management escalations to leadership.
- Ordered unit supplies and conducted monthly inventory on equipment.
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High School Diploma
Medical Technician
Patient Care Assistant
Patient care responsibilities to include, but not limited to: inside tender during treatments; patient education; taking vital signs; glucose monitoring; tracheostomy care and suctioning; performing blood draws and first aid, maintaining communication with physicians, nursing staff, and technical staff; documentation of patient treatments; performing pain assessments; monitoring for neurological oxygen toxicity; performing rapid neurological assessments on patients with decompression sickness; assisting with critical care patients; assisting with wound care and dressing changes; remain alert and vigil at all times to patient responses and potential problems; and maintaining a safe environment inside the hyperbaric chamber.
- Maintains hyperbaric chamber including: Set up and break down of patient oxygen delivery systems, controls, functions, restocking supplies, disinfection of patient equipment, and overall cleanliness of hyperbaric chamber.
- Maintains exam areas including: disinfecting stretchers, linen changes, restocking supplies and overall cleanliness of exam areas.
- Maintains & updates nursing staff education boards
- Patient computer data entry, preparing out-patient and in-patient treatment charts, and registering new out-patients.
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International Business
Patient Care Assistant
Performed IV removals, blood glucose test, and collected urine specimens
- Administered and charted vital signs and EKG's
- Provide assistance with daily living (cleanse and dress patients, freshen bed)
- Recorded dietary intake and waste output
- Removed indwelling/intermitted urinary catheter
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Health Science
Patient Care Assistant
Assisted licensed nurse while providing patient assitance in med/surg, IMU, and telemetry care units.
- Utilized basic knowledge of communication techniques, infection control, and safe body mechanics.
- Monitored expiration of medical supplies and equipment.
- Engaged in opportunities for continuing education, quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
- Answered call lights and aided in patient comfort and safety by adjusting beds, lights, bed rails, pillows, patients' clothing and bedside tables/equipment.
- Collected patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements.
- Assisted nurses with wound care for pressure ulcers, and surgical site wounds.
- Cross trained as Unit Secretary and floated to adolescent and ICU units as needed.
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Health
Medical Assistant Program
Patient Care Assistant
Accountable for the direct personal care of patients including bathing, feeding, oral hygiene, and ambulating the patients.
- Taking the patient vital signs, removing IV's and Foley. Checking patient glucose level.
- Performing EKG, drawing patient's blood.
- Communicated with professional staff regarding pertinent observations concerning conditions of the patient. -Help translate for those patients that only speak Spanish.
- Document patients data in computer system.
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Patient Care Assistant
Provide high-quality patient care as a CNA in a home-healthcare and nursing-home setting.
- Preserve patient privacy and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering, emptying drainage bags and bathing.
- Efficient ability to record important signs that incorporate respiration, body temperature, pulses, and blood pressure.
- Ability to observe Privacy/HIPAA regulations along with direct patient care functions
- Ability to ensure patient safety and personal hygiene at all times
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Patient Care Assistant
Attending Patients and helping nursing staff with Vital Sings, EKG's, Changing of the Linens
- Capillary sticks, Delivering specimens to the lab
- Patient transport, changing bedpans, feeding, water refills, fluids intake and output
- Weighing babies, attending babies at the nursery
- Bathing new born babies
- Post op care and vital signs for the mothers after delivery
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Math, Social Studies
Phlebotomist
Patient Care Assistant
Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation, and personal hygiene assistance
- Prepare and maintain records of clients progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manage or supervise
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes or running errands
- Plan, shop for, or prepare nutritious meals or assist families in planning, shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals
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Nursing
Medical Assistant
Nursing Fundamentals
Patient Care Assistant
Assist Nurses with procedures such as catheter placements, I.V. insertions and tracheotomy suctioning.
- Assist Nurses with pain management assessments and wound care.
- Assist Patient with activities of daily living, including bathing and feeding patients
- Perform E.K.G, P.K.U., Accu-Checks, heel sticks and phlebotomy on patients when indicated.
- Monitor patient's intake and output on a regular basis, including weighing diapers when necessary and bedpan usage on immobilize clients.
- Assist with maintenance of skin integrity by turning patient every two hours when needed.
- Report any changes in patient's conditions to Nurses and maintain adequate communication with nurses regarding patient care.
- Transport clients within hospital to other areas for testing such as x-rays, M.R.I, C.T.
- Pack supplies and maintain constant infection control at all times.
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Bachelor of Science
Economics And Business Administration
Nursing
Patient Care Assistant
Round on twelve patients hourly to assist with patient hygiene, pain control, position, and overall safety.
- Assist with preparing patients for discharge and setting up rooms and equipment for new admissions.
- Collect and report blood glucose levels, vital sign data, and significant patient information to nursing team.
- Provide support to patient families; consistently receive praise from patients regarding quality of care and helpfulness.
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Nursing
Patient Care Assistant
Primarily perform CNA duties on surgical unit; monitoring pt. status, Cerner documentation, maintenance & operation of medical devices, vitals, ADL's & hygiene, comfort care, pt. education, pt. transportation, pt. handoff, non-pharmacological pain control, precept new PCA's, facilitate pt. discharge, and collaborate with health care team
- Also float to Neuro PCU & CVPCU, ICU, Med/Surg, and OR
- Active in client safety & satisfaction meetings, continuing hospital workplace education, and participate in workplace efficiency/cost saving measures (LEAN)
- Follow all policies, protocols, and standards of practice to uphold patient safety, autonomy, satisfaction, and patient education throughout the care continuum
- Utilize and advocate for proactive measures to avoid hospital acquired illnesses, injuries, or avoidable errors to ensure reimbursement, facility accreditation & reputation, and most importantly patient wellbeing and satisfaction.
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Psychology
Patient Care Assistant
Take vital signs and collected specimen
- Observe and report any changes in patient condition
- Assist with personal cleanliness, nutrition, elimination and activity
- Set up apparatus and ongoing monitoring of patients with equipment
- Transport patients to other departments and operation unit of the hospital
- Distribute patient education materials
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Business Administration
Patient Care Assistant
Assist Interdisciplinary Team with continuity of patient care
- Responsible for all patient care related data entry, correspondence and reports
- Notify staff of new admissions, discharges and all patient-related changes
- Facilitate communication between patients/families and staff
- Prepare and maintain schedules for all team members (including patient assignments)
- Create, maintain and close patient charts (responsible for medical record orders)
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High School Diploma
Nursing
Patient Care Assistant
Ensures a clean and safe patient care unit
- Assists patients with activities of daily life and other patient care as directed
- Collects patient specimens paying attention to patient safety, comfort and accuracy of information
- Accurately relays information from physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel and others
- Uses hospital information systems as required for patient care
- Demonstrates proficiency in the care of patients of all ages: neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged, adolescents, and adults
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High School Diploma
Health Science
Health Science Candidate
Patient Care Assistant
Preformed ADL's (activities of daily living), including but not limited to taking accurate vital signs.
- Feeding and interacting with patients.
- Reporting and documenting patient activities.
- Providing emotional and social needs to patients.
- Implementing appropriate nursing interventions.
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Patient Care Assistant/driver
Responsible for patient's safety during transportation to and from homes and hospitals
- Assured quality customer care by commutating all details with nurses and staff
- Responsible for all vehicles preventive maintenance and cleanliness
- In charge of scheduling and training all staff
- Assisted with all miscellaneous duties and enjoyed it very much with success
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Cosmetology
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
Home Health Aide/patient Care Assistant
Responsible for providing health care to elderly and disabled patients under the direction of physicians and supervisors.
- Assist with transferring patients to and from various locations in and outside of the home.
- Responsible for keeping precise written records of patient care, condition, and progress.
- Responsible for assisting patients with activities of daily living tasks, personal hygiene, and other duties as assigned or requested.
- Responsible for cleaning patients' areas, as well as planning, and preparing healthy meals and snacks.
Candidate Info
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High School Diploma
Certified Nurse Assistant
Phlebotomy Certification
Pca- Patient Care Assistant
- Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments
- Monitored expiration of medical supplies
- Assuring equipment is working properly and rooms are prepared upon patients arrival
- Room and chart vitals on each patient
- Translate and assist with procedures
- Sterilize instruments and log tests performed
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High School Diploma
License Practical Nurse
PCA - Patient Care Assistant
- Responsible for the care of grandmother who suffers from chronic illness.
- Learned the basics of assessing patient's vital signs under the tutelage of home healthcare nurse.
- Assisted home nurse with all aspects of daily care, including bathing, feeding and dressing.
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Accounting & Business Management
Medical Assistant
Patient Care Assistant
Vitals, incontinence care, toileting patients, hygiene, general patient care
- Documentation on patients care, progress or concerns
- Immediate and on-going patient care
- Recreational or therapy activities for patient rehabilitation
- Assisting the Providers with any other duties clinical and administrative.
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months at this job
Patient Care Assistant
Collects data (i.e. VS, weights, I&O) for initial and ongoing assessment of each patient as delegated by RN.
- Documents care per department/unit standards.
- Receives/relays all forms of communication accurately, promptly, courteously, and to the appropriate person.
- Recognizes care activities/procedures which need to be shared among disciplines to maximize patient-centered, efficient care.
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High School Diploma
Human Services
Patient Care Assistant
- Accompany client to doctors' offices and on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance and companionship.
- Successfully complete all jobs by time requested.
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, and problems in order to report and discuss observations with a supervisor or case manager.
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as preparing healthy meals, independent living, and adaptation to disability or illness.
- Participates in activities and tracking clients, schedules appointments and performs other related tasks.
- Document charts observations and activities, report pertinent changes accordingly.
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High School Diploma
Patient Care Assistant
Assisting a person with special needs in their home.
- Assist with personal cleanliness, nutrition and activities as needed.
- Observes, reports changes to a patient condition on a regular basis.
- Keep patient room sanitized and orderly, change clothes, and cook food.
- Provide patient with medication as prescribed by doctor on a daily basis.
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Patient Care Assistant
Performs direct nursing tasks including taking vital signs.
- Assisting with activities of daily living and hygiene needs, and obtaining certain lab specimens.
- Charts observations and activities, reporting pertinent changes in the patient's condition.
- Escorts patients to and from various destinations.
- Assists in maintaining and providing a clean, safe environment.
- Orders, receives and stores supplies and performs basic clerical functions.
- Participates in follow-up activities and tracking clients, schedules appointments and performs other related tasks.
- Provides case finding and recruitment of at risk persons for comprehensive health services.
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Vocational Degree
Nursing
Patient Care Assistant
Trained with and assist RN's for over 4yrs with treatments and assessments
- Report any changes in patient conditions and concerns
- Kept an effective communication with care team, patients and family in respect to HIPPA
- Manage post operative care for patients (vital signs, ADLs, maintain safe environment, collect specimen, accurate intake and output charting, early ambulation, etc)
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Patient Care Assistant
Preserving patient dignity while carrying out tasks such as obtaining vital signs, diapering, bathing, emptying drainage bags, and other actions patient may request.
- Accurate record keeping of meal intakes, specimen outputs, and patient personal hygiene.
- Hippa rules and regulation compliance understanding.
- Assist with care of dying patient and Post-Mortem Care.
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