Patient Care Assistant - Ortho Unit | On-site BLS Training
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Overview
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.
TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772‑bed acute care hospital. The hospital is the region's only Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, and it offers the most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs, and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.
Responsibilities
Under direct supervision of a licensed nurse, perform routine duties involving the care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients.
Provide direct patient care and observe and report changes in patients’ behavior and physical status.
Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients.
Additional Responsibilities
Assist with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, oral and denture care, skin and nail care, bed making).
Promote and maintain mobility through ambulating, transferring, transporting, turning, positioning, lifting, and performing range‑of‑motion exercises.
Assist with nutrition and hydration, feeding patients and helping them with eating and drinking.
Assist with toileting and elimination, including the use of bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, and providing catheter care for incontinent patients.
Gather data and recognize abnormal findings, measuring and recording vital signs, weight, oral intake, output (urine, emesis, stool).
Additional Requirements
Orientation requires availability to complete Clinical Orientation on your first full week (Monday to Friday, 8:00‑5:00).
Reporting Structure
Reports to: Registered Nurse (RN)/Nurse Manager [JC 031001] and/or RN/Assistant Nurse Manager [JC 030303]
Supervises: None
Required Education
None
Required Experience
None; note: minimum experience for float pool assignments is six (6) months.
Preferred Experience
One (1) year of job‑related experience preferred.
Certification / License / Registry
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required prior to performing patient care.
TMH may provide BLS certification training on‑site as part of clinical orientation if needed.
EEO Statement
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal‑opportunity employer and drug‑free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.
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Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.
TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772‑bed acute care hospital. The hospital is the region's only Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care, and it offers the most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle. Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs, and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.
Responsibilities
Under direct supervision of a licensed nurse, perform routine duties involving the care of medically ill acute or sub-acute patients.
Provide direct patient care and observe and report changes in patients’ behavior and physical status.
Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients.
Additional Responsibilities
Assist with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, oral and denture care, skin and nail care, bed making).
Promote and maintain mobility through ambulating, transferring, transporting, turning, positioning, lifting, and performing range‑of‑motion exercises.
Assist with nutrition and hydration, feeding patients and helping them with eating and drinking.
Assist with toileting and elimination, including the use of bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, and providing catheter care for incontinent patients.
Gather data and recognize abnormal findings, measuring and recording vital signs, weight, oral intake, output (urine, emesis, stool).
Additional Requirements
Orientation requires availability to complete Clinical Orientation on your first full week (Monday to Friday, 8:00‑5:00).
Reporting Structure
Reports to: Registered Nurse (RN)/Nurse Manager [JC 031001] and/or RN/Assistant Nurse Manager [JC 030303]
Supervises: None
Required Education
None
Required Experience
None; note: minimum experience for float pool assignments is six (6) months.
Preferred Experience
One (1) year of job‑related experience preferred.
Certification / License / Registry
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required prior to performing patient care.
TMH may provide BLS certification training on‑site as part of clinical orientation if needed.
EEO Statement
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal‑opportunity employer and drug‑free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.
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