Patient Care Associate, Med Surg
Baptist Health
About the Role
A Patient Care Associate serves as a technical assistant to nursing on the unit whose primary function is to assist with basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and to help ensure care is complete. The nursing assistant works as part of the nursing team on a unit and throughout the hospital to ensure that each and every patient and guest to the hospital has their needs met, whether that need is physical, spiritual or educational.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with basic patient care.
- Monitor patients.
- Assist with patient hygiene.
- Help ensure care is complete.
- Relate effectively to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to read, write, understand, and follow instructions.
- Basic addition and subtraction skills.
- Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks.
Qualifications
- Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level.
- May be required to float to another unit/department when necessary.