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Posted: 27-Oct-24
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 188698
Summary:
Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse/licensed Nurse, this position will assist with routine and repetitive patient care activities in a nursing unit. This position also performs specific clerical, organizational, and patient-focused activities. The patient-focused tasks will be supportive in nature.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital ? San Marcos, which originated in 1923 as Hays County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital, opened at its current Wonder World Drive location in 1983. Our staff of more than 700 Associates works with more than 300 active and consulting physicians to provide quality services to patients and their families. For more than 20 consecutive years, we have been named The Best Hospital in Hays County in the annual "Best of Hays" publication released by the San Marcos Daily Record. In addition to interventional cardiac services, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital ? San Marcos is a Certified Chest Pain Center and an accredited Primary Stroke Center. We lead the region in da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of specialty care services including medical imaging, rehabilitation, hospice, women?s services and more.
Responsibilities:
?Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
?Assists with the admission, transfer, and discharge of patients.
?Completes pertinent documents.
?Prepares rooms for admission by setting up IV pots, and adjusting bed to the appropriate level.
?Assures that all patient belongings accompany the patient to the new unit or home at time of discharge.
?Safely transports stable patients as required.
?Maintains security/confidentiality when transporting patients and interacting with family and visitors.
?Cleans, procures and returns equipment and supplies.
?Run errands for the unit as required.
?Assist Licensed personnel in providing a safe and comfortable environment at all times; replenish patient room with water, linen, and towels, as appropriate.
?Perform unit-specific patient care tasks in accordance with the skills checklist and documents on the flowsheet.
?Identify obvious changes in the patient's condition and take responsibility for reporting those changes promptly to the nurse in charge.
?Assist with the ordering and maintenance of stock items according to established inventory when needed.
?Keeps unit supplies in an organized and orderly fashion.
?Respond appropriately to emergencies.
?Communicate effectively with other team members during and between shifts.
?Responds to phone calls and patient call lights.
?Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each patient served.
?Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
Requirements:
A. Education/Skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
B. Experience
- Patient care experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- CNA License in state of employment required.
- BLS from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required.
Work Schedule:
7AM - 7PM
Work Type:
Per Diem As Needed
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