PD Unit Clerk/Care Partner

Position Summary:

This is a dual role encompassing both Unit Clerk and Care Partner responsibilities. Responsible for clerical duties, communication and reception duties on assigned nursing units. In addition, employee works with other members of the patient care team to deliver care to specific patient populations. The employee will maintain competency for population specific groups with consideration of physical, communication, safety, nutrition, and psychosocial needs.

Education, License & Cert:

High School Grad or Equivalent

Experience:

Must have successfully completed a CNA training course, or minimum of 1 year experience in a nurse aide or equivalent role or be currently enrolled in a licensed nurse education program and have successfully completed a fundamentals of nursing course.

Essential Functions:

Participates in the delivery of patient care for population groups under the direction of an RN/LPN including but not limited to the following:
Lifting, turning, and positioning patients utilizing Safe Patient Handling equipment (> 35 pounds), as appropriate
Feeding

Assisting with range of motion exercises

Mobilizing patients ‐ transfers and ambulation, utilizing Safe Patient Handling equipment (> 35 pounds), as appropriate and following the Mobility protocol

Exercise protocols

Discontinuing foley catheter
Observing confused and difficult patients 

AM/PM Hygiene care

Toileting, shaving, washing, brushing hair, dental and mouth care
Simple dressing changes

Incentive spirometry supervision

Surgical preps

Postmortem care

Administers cleansing enemas

Removal of peripheral IV catheters

Sits with confused/disoriented patients or those requiring 1:1 observation for safety/suicide purposes, as assigned

Performs and records accurately:

Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, heights and weights

I & O

Records bowel movements

ADLs and activities

Performs and records the following specimen collection:

Obtains urine, stool, and sputum specimens for patients; instructs patients in proper specimen collection technique.

Completes the following support activities.

Completes EKGs.

Transports patients as needed

Serves, sets up and retrieves trays

Distributes water pitchers as appropriate

Orders and distributes nourishment.

Transports equipment

Venipuncture (RPH ICU only)

Transports blood products to and from the patient care area.

Participates in patient safety/patient satisfaction.

Answers call bells 

Participates in patient rounding

Reports any signs of abuse to the nursing staff

Recognizes, troubleshoots and initiates corrective action needed on equipment.

Maintains neat and tidy environment (empties laundry, delivers equipment, keeps patient rooms clean and safe).
Inventories and assures disposition of patients' belongings when admitted, transferred, and/or discharged.

Assures proper storage of equipment.

Recognizes emergency situations and initiates plan of action

Notifies RN/LPN of any changes seen in patient's condition 

Complies with policies and procedures of the hospital/nursing department.

Supports the philosophy of the hospital and department of nursing.

Maintains CPR certification and practice
Demonstrates cost‐effective patient care by demonstrating proper use and care of equipment, appropriate and prudent use of supplies, accurate charging of supplies; performing other division‐specific tasks, and appropriate utilization of available resources.

Participates in performance improvement activities to improve service and care. Demonstrates strong communication and organizational skills.

Ability to communicate using telephones, computer systems.

Answers telephone promptly and politely, identifying self, title, and department.

Receives and sends messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
Communicates with the patients, family, and members of the healthcare team in a concise, tactful and considerate manner. Must represent the hospital in a professional courteous manner, while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and non‐verbal communications.

Registers patients, assembles and disassembles charts in a timely manner, and performs other clerical work according to unit guidelines.

Notifies appropriate RN of any STAT orders.

Implements Downtime procedures including order interpretation and transcription as necessary.

Make photocopies