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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.