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Patient Care Assistant

  • Full-Time
  • Pennington, NJ
  • Capital Health
  • Posted 3 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description
Overview:Position #: 11283
  • Performs a variety of supportive and direct care functions, under the direction of an RN, enabling patient to perform daily hygienic, nutritional, ambulatory and other activities.
Responsibilities:
  • Performs safety and infection control techniques and functions in caring for the patient.
  • Uses correct techniques and follows standard precautions in applying patient restraints and in transferring patients.
  • Follows proper procedures and techniques to prevent falls and injuries.
  • Performs a variety of supportive and direct care functions (e.g. basic oxygen therapy, heat and cold applications, basic dressings, antiembolism and sequential pressure stockings).
  • Provides personal care (bathing, mouth care, AM/PM care, incontinence care) to patients.
  • Collects stool, urine and sputum specimens.
  • Provides for nutrition of patients (feeds, monitors tube feedings, calculates input and output, delivers nourishment, counts calories, weighs patients.)
  • Performs phlebotomy and stocks phlebotomy and IV trays for unit.
  • Performs EKG's and stocks and maintains supplies for the unit.
Requirements:
  • High school diploma or equivalency.
  • One year previous experience as a nurse aide in a health care setting OR less than one year experience and enrolled in an accredited school of nursing.
  • Certification as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) preferred. In lieu of CNA certification, successful completion of the Capital Health UAP Training program within 90 days of employment.
  • Frequent physical demands include: Sitting , Standing , Walking , Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Carry objects , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities

    Occasional physical demands include: Keyboard use/repetitive motion

    Continuous physical demands include: Talk or Hear

    Lifting Floor to Waist 80 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 80 lbs.
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