Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator, Jewish Hospital, Perianesthesia, 6a-4:3
UofL Health, Louisville, KY, United States
Address: 200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202
Shift: 6A-430P (United States of America)
Job Description Summary
About UofL Health: UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Position Summary and Purpose
Performs clerical duties on the unit under the direction of the Licensed Nursing Personnel. Applies proper and professional communication skills between personnel within the department and to other departments in relation to patient care. Presents a personable and professional attitude to physicians, patients, families, visitors, and co-workers. Provides clinical patient care support in a caring, safe, efficient manner, under the direction of an RN. Performs other functions including phlebotomy, EKG lead placement, and respiratory functions. This employee adheres to the values of patient and family centered care.
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
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Shift: 6A-430P (United States of America)
Job Description Summary
About UofL Health: UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Position Summary and Purpose
Performs clerical duties on the unit under the direction of the Licensed Nursing Personnel. Applies proper and professional communication skills between personnel within the department and to other departments in relation to patient care. Presents a personable and professional attitude to physicians, patients, families, visitors, and co-workers. Provides clinical patient care support in a caring, safe, efficient manner, under the direction of an RN. Performs other functions including phlebotomy, EKG lead placement, and respiratory functions. This employee adheres to the values of patient and family centered care.
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
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