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About the Role
As a Certified Patient Care Assistant, you will provide 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.
Responsibilities
- Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health.
- Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements.
- Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional.
- Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice.
- Performs receptionist/clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective flow of communication and information throughout the department.
- Maintains a complete patient record with admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms.
- Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies and completes requisition forms when supplies need to be ordered.
- May assist with transporting patients, including pre-operative and immediate post-operative patients to critical care unit.
- Participates in OR room turnover.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
- Current BLS certification is required.
- Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in state of practice is required for new hires and transfers.
- Requires skills and abilities typically attained with 1 year of medical clerical experience; preferably in a hospital or physician office setting, or prior experience in customer service.
- Must possess excellent organizational skills, as well as effective human relations and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy and keyboarding skills is required.
- Depending on department assignment, receive a minimum passing score of 85% on ECG or EEG test with accurate identification of all lethal cardiac dysrhythmias and epileptiform activity is required.
- Successful completion of either a unit approved basic electrocardiogram interpretation course or electroencephalographic interpretation course, or on the job training is also required.
- Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
- An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
- Employees working for Banner Home Care AZ must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
Skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Effective human relations and communication skills
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
- Computer literacy
- Keyboarding skills
- ECG interpretation
- EEG interpretation
Location
- Glendale, Arizona
- Sun City, AZ
Work Type
- Day Shift
- Four 10 hour shifts
Experience Level
- 1 year of medical clerical experience
Education Level
- High school diploma/GED
- BLS certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
About the Company
- Find your path in health care. Our team members make Banner Health a Great Place To Work®.
- At Banner MD Anderson, patients experience customized, comprehensive and compassionate cancer care.
- We travel through the cancer journey with patients, supporting their unique medical and personal needs every step of the way.
- We believe patient care is most effective when it’s truly collaborative.
- Our evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach brings together physicians from all cancer specialties to provide highly coordinated and compassionate care.
- Banner Health’s premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages.
- Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children’s Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience.
- Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees.
- BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals.
- This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets.
- If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.
Equal Opportunity
- EEO/Disabled/Veterans
- Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.