Patient Care Assistant Coronary Cardiac ICU at CHI Saint Joseph London

Lexington, Kentucky, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

26 Sep, 26

Salary

28.76

Posted On

28 Jun, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient Care, Vital Sign Monitoring, Personal Hygiene Assistance, Blood Glucose Testing, Patient Mobility, Intake and Output Recording, CPR

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Where You’ll Work Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-proﬁt, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states. Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Patient Care Assistant, you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities. Every day, you will directly support patients with tasks such as personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding, while also assisting nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and preparing patient rooms.Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You're diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well. Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff. Monitors and records vital signs. Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs. Accurately Measures, records, and reports intake and output. Obtains and records daily weight. Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter. Job Requirements Required High School Graduate, upon hire or High School GED, upon hire Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care including assistance with personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding. Monitor and record vital signs, blood glucose levels, and patient intake and output as delegated by nursing staff.