General Medical 5AB Patient Care Unit Coord., FT Nights

BSA Health System is an extensive hospital system providing clinical excellence to the Texas Panhandle and the tri-state area. BSA is acclaimed for its superior quality and customer service.

The General Medical 5A/B unit is a 45-bed unit consisting of general medical patients with a mix of Cardio IMCU and Med-Surg overflow. The unit is supported by a team consisting of the Unit Secretary, Patient Care Unit Coordinators, Patient Care Technicians, Transporters, Nutrition Ambassadors, RN's, LVN's, RN Shift Supervisor, a Clinical Educator, a Manager and the Director working as a cohesive team to ensure excellent patient care.

The Patient Care Unit Coordinator has the ability to act in the role of the Patient Care Technician and Unit Secretary with 90% or more of their scheduled time in the role of hands-on direct patient care. The Patient Care Tech duties are assisting with patient care under the direction of the licensed staff along with patient comfort, restroom assistance, hygiene/ADL's to include taking vital signs, bed baths and linen changes, mobility and transport, patient safety, prompt response to patient request and answering call lights. Patient coverage assignments are 10-15 patients per Patient Care Unit Coordinator based on unit census with some 1:1 patient coverage assignments as needed. Unit Secretary duties are responding to all inquiries at the nurse's station, processing orders, keeping charts current, ordering and stocking supplies, answering phones and call lights and assisting the licensed nursing staff as needed.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Previous hospital based CNA, Patient Care Tech, Unit Secretary and/or Medical Assistant experience desired
Acute care setting of patient drains, tubes, and specimen collection
Acute care setting of infection control protocols
Vital signs; manual blood pressure, heights/weights, O2 stats, I& O calculations, Glucose monitoring
Ability to recognize important patient observations and communicate it to the appropriate team member
Ability to manipulate, position, transfer and ambulate various size patients both full assist or partial assist
Basic addition and subtraction skills required
Computer skills required; accurate 40+ wpm minimum; EMR EPIC documentation
Medical Terminology a plus
Prioritize multiple requests
Multi-task with ability to handle multiple interruptions
Effective and efficient written and verbal communication skills
Excellent front-line customer service skills