Patient Care Technician PRN (2879) in Cleveland, MS at Bolivar Medical Center
Posted on: 15 Mar 2021
Cleveland, MS
Job Description
Job Description
Bolivar Medical Center
This position will require the applicant to be a Certified Nursing Assistant.
This position also requires that the applicant become competent in phlebotomy within the first 6 months of hire. (Phlebotomy training onsite)
* Provides general nursing assistant care such as positioning patients, lifting and turning patients, applying/ utilizing special equipment, assisting in use of bedpan, commode and ambulating patients.
* Prepares patients for meals, serves and removes food trays and assists with meals or feeds patients as necessary.
* Answers patient call lights, anticipates patient's needs and makes rounds of assigned patients.
* Transports patients to various departments for ordered tests/procedures.
* Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, blood pressure and intake-output.
* Reports patient complain of paid to supervising LPN/RN.
* Observes patients' mental and physical conditions, reports any changes to supervising RN.
* Communicates in a clear and concise manner to LPNs, RNs and medical staff.
Within six (6) months of hire, applicant will be able to show proficiency in phlebotomy.
* Be able to select gauge needles, prepare veins to draw blood, assess patient needs and review patient history and reasons for drawing blood.
Job Requirements
High School Diploma or GED Required
Current Mississippi Certified Nursing Assistant License Required
BLS Required
Competency in Phlebotomy (Required within 6 months of hire)- Will be trained onsite
* This position requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
* Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
* Must be willing to be a team player and adapt to the Every Single One culture at Bolivar Medical Center
LifePoint Health is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
LifePoint Health, Inc.
Brentwood, TN
Across our network and at our Health Support Center, we are united by a shared mission and vision, core values and guiding principles that drive everything we do and inform our approach to patient care, quality and how we do busine. We know that to achieve our vision of creating places where people choose to come for healthcare, physicians want to practice and employees want to work, we must organize around the right strategies. At LifePoint, our strategies are simple and enduring.
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LifePoint's facilities and practices are divided into four operating divisions: Eastern, Central, Mountain and Western. Each of these divisions has a leadership team that mirrors a hospital's leadership team, including a president and dedicated physician and provider leadership resources.
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Our Health Support Center (HSC), in Brentwood, Tennessee, has subject matter expertise in every area of healthcare operations and provider services. The HSC is organized to bring resources to bear across the continuum of care, from before a patient accesses healthcare services to after they are sent home, while keeping quality and compliance at the center.
On a daily basis, our group leaders and subject matter experts are working with our local markets to help develop and implement the right strategies that ensure healthcare thrives in their communities.
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Physicians are a critical access point to care in our communities. We work to build and maintain collaborative relationships with both our employed physicians and a broad network of affiliated providers, and we provide a full spectrum of practice management and physician support to help secure the delivery of quality care today and for the future.
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