Covenant Health
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Patient Care Support Assistant provides direct support to nurses and providers by performing hands-on care, assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and executing specified technical tasks for assigned patients. Duties span patient care, housekeeping, HUC support, sitting, and patient transportation across units like the Medical Surgical Unit and Emergency Room.
This position is specifically designed as an internship for high school students aged 16 or older who are currently enrolled in healthcare courses and plan to pursue a healthcare career, remaining eligible until July 15th of their graduation year. Candidates must successfully complete Covenant’s orientation and in-house Nursing Assistant training before working with patients, though prior medical terminology knowledge is a plus.
Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care. Assesses needs of patient and family. Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family. Recommends interventions. Evaluates plan of care. Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision. Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served. Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team. Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor. Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education. Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program. Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters. Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority. Minimum Experience: Minimum of three (3) years professional experience. Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required. BLS preferred.
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