Patient Care Assistant-Med/Surg-FT and PT Openings

About the company

Connecticut Children's

Hospital & health care · 1,001 to 5,000 employees

What you'll do

• Under a Registered Nurse’s direct supervision, provide routine direct patient care and environmental and administrative support to promote patients’ and families’ health, safety, and comfort.

What you need

• Education Required: High school diploma, GED or equivalent, or high level of education that requires a high school diploma
• Experience Preferred:<ul><li>Successful completion or enrollment in a Certified Nurse’s Aide training program, completion of a Medical Assistant program, or EMT certification strongly preferred.
• Minimum of one year pediatric PCA experience preferred
• BLS/CPR, American Heart Association, required within 2 weeks of hire and must remain current at all times. Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification by State of Connecticut preferred.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training certification required within 3 months of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Basic medical terminology preferred.
• Basic math and measurements.
• Basic understanding of organization’s environment of care and infection control policies and procedures.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing in English demonstrating a command of basic grammar and spelling is required; ability to communicate Bilingually (Spanish/English) is preferred.
• Understand and follow specific written and verbal instructions and procedures.
• Learn and demonstrate competency in standard clinical procedures within specialty area, according to established protocols.
• Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Learn and follow established protocols in order to initiate appropriate action in emergency/crisis situations
• Learn and demonstrate competency in basic data entry/data retrieval in electronic patient records and/or patient supply systems utilized on unit.

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