Usc
Patient Care Assistant-PACU-Full Time-12 Hour Rotating Shifts (Non-Exempt) (Union) (Open)
Los Angeles, CA - Health Sciences Campus · Full-time
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About the role
- The emphasis on each of these areas will depend on the unit assigned
- Ensures confidentiality of patient records and other written information
Responsibilities
- The Patient Care Technician (PCT) provides nursing staff support in the areas of patient care delivery, clerical functions, and organization of the unit environment, as well as set-up and maintenance of equipment.
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Knows and utilizes all computerized systems to send messages, document care, and communicate patient/unit needs to various departments.
- Reports to RN/Charge Nurse patient's inability to perform self-care and describes actions taken which were ineffective.
- Actively collaborates with the RN at the beginning and throughout the
- Maintain clean/tidy nurses station, locker room, pantry
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Req Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
- Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
- Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
- Req High school or equivalent
- Req Specialized/technical training Graduate from an accredited Certified Nursing Program. (*Grandfathered from CNA Certification requirement, if hired/transferred prior to 8/2016.)
- Pref 1 year Experience in a health care setting
- Req Certified Nursing Assistant (CA DPH) *Grandfathered from CNA Certification requirement, if hired/transferred prior to 8/2016.
- Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
- Keck Hospital of USC
- Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital's world-renowned
- physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center,
- hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere.
- Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly
Skills
- Responds to patient call within 10 minutes.
- Anticipates pts needs
- Proactively makes rounds to reduce patient calls
- Maintains positive behaviors toward patients and visitors
- Smiles and is pleasant during all interactions
- Provides RN with necessary data related to patient assessment.
- Vitals
- Daily weight
Compensation
- Read USC's Clery Act Annual Security Report
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