University of Utah Health
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Health Care Assistant provides direct patient care, including assistance with daily living activities and monitoring patient health under the direction of a Registered Nurse. They also perform indirect care tasks such as maintaining a safe environment, managing patient records, and facilitating communication between staff and families.
Candidates must hold a current Nursing Assistant certification in the State of Utah or be enrolled in an approved nursing program. The role requires the ability to perform physically demanding tasks and availability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Essential Functions Assists the patient with feeding, drinking, ambulating, grooming, toileting, dressing, socializing and unit specific technical skills. Reinforces or assists in educating and teaching patients/significant other(s) as delegated by the professional care provider. Collects, reports and documents data related to direct patient care activities. Assists with indirect patient care activities such as providing a clean, efficient and safe patient care environment, companion care, housekeeping, transporting of patients, and chaperoning the physician during patient examinations and procedures as needed. Performs unit specific duties and additional clerical duties as needed which may include stocking and maintaining clerical and patient supplies. Provides communication to hospital staff, physicians, patients, families, and visitors. Processes paper orders in the event of a downtime if working in the clerical role. Will enter "downtime occurrence order" and associated start and stop time in each patient record. May process electronic requests to order medical treatments and tests. May retrieve patient test and lab results. May schedule patient appointments. May maintain patient records and activity boards on unit as needed. May manage admits, discharges, and transfer functions per unit standard. May observe the cardiac monitor and notify the nursing and medical staff of any abnormal heart rhythm variances which indicate heart ischemia or an acute myocardial infarction. At the discretion of department operational and patient care needs, this position is required to work rotating schedules, which may include variable hours, weekends, nights, and holidays to meet the staffing and patient care demands of a 24/7 complex health system. Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance during assigned shifts is considered an essential function of the role. Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Demonstrated availability to work variable and rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in a 24/7 patient care environment. Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above. Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills. Demonstrated customer service skills. Ability to work in a busy environment. Demonstrated ability to use a multi-line phone system and utilize hospital paging system as needed. Ability to initiate appropriate action in emergency/crisis situations which require the incumbent to evaluate the crises and determine what the protocol is for each situation.
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