Patient Care Assistant

Medical Intensive Care Unit Patient Care Assistant

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Bring your passion for medical intensive care unit patient care. As a medical ICU patient care assistant, you will care for a wide variety of medically diverse patient populations. That includes high risk obstetrics, liver failure, toxicology, complex abdominal surgeries, and sepsis/multi-system organ failure. Typical treatment plans for patients on the medical ICU include CRRT, ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation), multiple vasopressors, Swan-Ganz catheters, and advanced respiratory treatments (i.e. ventilators, oscillators, nitric oxide). Banner University Medical Center is one of the only two hospitals in the valley that has an adult ECMO program and one of only three in the state of Arizona.

As a patient care assistant, you are involved first-hand in providing care that improves patient outcomes and experience while also providing a greater learning opportunity about the department. Teamwork is strong in this department, and support to be your best self is great. Staff truly grow in med/surg, with many PCAs becoming RNs within the department due to the support we provide while in school.

Our academic model and teaching orientation support learning at all levels, and is truly a collaborative environment between staff, physicians, and other therapies. Join us as we improve the lives of the patients we care for through outstanding patient care and support.

This is a full time night shift working from 7pm-7:30am. Weekend rotations are required in this role. Enjoy an 18% night shift differential and a flat rate $1/hour weekend shift differential.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities, and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units, and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics.

This position provides routine patient care to promote patient comfort and contribute to the overall patient plan of care. This position is responsible for on-going patient data collection and documentation in the medical records and provides a variety of unit support functions which contribute to the overall efficient operation of the nursing unit/department.

Core functions include: assisting in activities of daily living, collecting patient specimens and data, recognizing and reporting abnormalities, performing procedures and using equipment, performing receptionist/clerical duties, maintaining patient records, maintaining supplies, assisting with patient transportation, and working under supervision.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge, current BLS certification, current certified nursing assistant (CNA) in state of practice, and skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience.

Preferred qualifications include licensed nursing assistant (LNA) licensure, recent healthcare experience, successful completion of an approved unit secretary program, and additional related education and/or experience.