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Primary City/State:
Phoenix, ArizonaDepartment Name:
WIS-Antepartum 3AB-HospWork Shift:
NightJob Category:
Clinical Care$3000 sign on bonus!
Great options and great opportunities. Banner Health has both the stability that comes with success and the values you can be proud to represent. If you're looking to leverage your abilities – you belong at Banner Health.
As a Women and Infant Services Patient Care Assistant, you will be a part of a team providing exceptional patient care at Banner University Medical Center Phoenix. As an Academic Facility Level 1 Trauma, BUMCP is known nationally for innovation and cutting-edge of medical advances. You will have the opportunity to work alongside a multi-disciplinary team that performs some of the most stat-of-the-art procedures in the country.
This is a 24 Bed High Risk Antepartum/Postpartum and Postpartum overflow Unit. BUMCP is a Magnet Certified, Academic Medical Center. Women & Infants Services is certified as a Level 3 Perinatal Center by the Arizona Perinatal Trust which means that we are able to care for the most complex mothers & infants. The Antepartum unit is staffed with RN's, PCA/ HUC's and a charge RN who report to the Associate Director. Additional support staff include Lactation Consultants, Birth Recorders, Social Workers/Case Management as well as contracted companies to perform newborn hearing screening and newborn photography. We care for low & high risk mothers and their infants in a family centered atmosphere. The key areas of focus besides excellent medical care is to provide an exceptional customer experience through knowledge, skill, and a healing environment. Our discharge goal is to educate and prepare this new family for a safe and seamless transition home.
Leaders partner with each staff member for their success, development and professional growth with a focus on engagement, participation, Clinical Ladder and attaining RNC. We are leaders in Patient Experience and other quality metrics. The strength of this unit is teamwork and support of each other. We truly are a ‘work family'. We would love to have you join our team!
Hours - 3, 12 hour shifts. Days are 7am-7:30pm, nights are 7pm-7:00am. Rotating weekends and holidays required. Enjoy an 18% differential for nights, and a flat rate $1 differential for weekends when applicable.
Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This Opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
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.POSITION SUMMARY
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
1. Provides assistance in activities of daily living and completes necessary tasks to promote patient health, including assisting patients with basic hygiene needs, maintaining an optimum level of mobility and providing assistance with nutritional intake as needed.
2. Collects patient specimens and data, including vital signs, input/output and other delegated measurements in accordance with unit/facility policy and standards of care. Documents objective data and routine aspects of patient care. Assists in the transportation of patient specimens.
3. Recognizes and reports abnormalities and/or changes in the patient's health status and responses to treatment to a licensed professional. Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
4. Performs procedures and uses equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, consistent with demonstrated competencies and according to state scope of practice; procedures may include blood draws, foley catheters removal, EKGs, and EKG monitoring. Provides necessary supplies, support and assistance to medical staff and patients for unit specific procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional.
5. Performs receptionist/clerical duties to support overall operating efficiency and effective flow of communication and information throughout the department. Participates in the resolution of customer problems or collects necessary data and follows through to appropriate person for problem resolution.
6. Maintains a complete patient record with admission, transfer, and discharge information, progress notes, and consent forms. Ensures that all reports and chart forms are scanned or filed into the patient's record. Ensures that charting forms are labeled and accessible if they are needed. Maintains adequate supplies of frequently used, patient education materials. Assists in the ordering of patient specimens. May transcribe and process physician orders effectively using the electronic medical record.
7. Maintains adequate levels of office, dietary, and medical supplies and completes requisition forms when supplies need to be ordered. Reconciles supply order upon delivery. Monitors and tracks the use and whereabouts of electronic equipment such as patient ID scanners and lap top computers. Ensures that all are accounted for and in working order.
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