Patient Care Assistant
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
- Murrieta, CA, USA
Job Description
General Surgery - (Full-time, Night Shift) -
Our mission is to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Our core values are compassion, integrity, excellence, teamwork and wholeness.
The Patient Care Assistant assists with care to the patient under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN), ensuring a safe, comfortable, and healing environment. Acts as a member of the health care team to ensure exceptional guest services, communicate patient concerns and observations, and ensure the patient’s right to privacy and dignity. Demonstrates ethical and legal behaviors within their identified scope of practice. Duties will be performed as assigned by the Primary Care Nurse, Charge Nurse, Manager or Director. Performs other duties as needed.
High School Diploma or GED required. Successful completion of an approved Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) program OR proof of satisfactory completion of Fundamentals of Nursing for Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) OR minimum of six months experienced as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) in area of specialty or an appropriate equivalent required. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association required. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification preferred.
Speaks and reads English at a level that is sufficient to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position. Interpersonal skills to effectively work with peers and patients. Exemplary customer service skills - in person, answering telephones and call lights. Understands basic documentation via Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Ability to use equipment appropriate for role and patient care. Basic personal computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Windows, Office, internet, timekeeping, e-mail). Able to communicate effectively in English in person, in writing, and on the telephone; think critically; work independently with minimal supervision; perform basic math functions; manage multiple assignments effectively; work well under pressure; problem solve; organize and prioritize workload; recall information with accuracy; pay close attention to detail. Able to distinguish colors and smells as necessary for patient care; hear sufficiently for general conversation in person and on the telephone; identify and distinguish various sounds associated with the work place and patient care; see adequately to read computer screens, medical records, and written documents necessary to position; discern temperature variances through touch.
Specialties & Research:
As the largest hospital in our region, Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) has over 20 specialties. We are involved in clinical studies and other research programs in areas such as perinatal and molecular biology. We have led the field of infant heart transplantation where we have performed about 50% of the world’s heart transplants in infants less than six months of age, while our Cancer Institute brings focus to cancer research on prevention and treatment. Other areas of research include osteoporosis, mineral metabolism and nutrition.
Our specialties include:
- Cancer Care - including Proton Treatment Center
- Cardiac Services
- Transplantation Services
- Rehabilitation/Orthopaedic/Neurosurgery Services
- Children's Hospital
- Mental Health Services
- Emergency Services
- Level III NICU
For nearly 100 years, Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) has been committed to providing its community with the best health care possible. With more than 400 faculty physicians and over 6,000 other personnel dedicated to the delivery of quality health care, our hospital proudly celebrates its one hundred year anniversary. From its humble beginnings in 1905 to the present day 11-story building with 789 licensed beds; we have grown to become a leader in health care and pioneer of life-saving medicine.
LLUMC operates some of the largest clinical programs in the United States in areas such as neonatal care. We are also recognized as an international leader in infant heart transplantation and one of only three hospital-based proton cancer treatment centers in the country. Each year, the institution admits over 30,000 inpatients and serves over 400,000 outpatients. LLUMC is the only Level-I regional trauma center for Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
Loma Linda University Medical Center is a 789-bed academic tertiary care hospital with over twenty specialties. We have 72 beds in our Level III NICU, which is the only one of its kind and size in our region, as well as the Children’s Hospital dedicated just for kids. Along with the Children’s Hospital, LLUMC’s East Campus, and Behavioral Medicine Center, we have nearly 900 beds available for patient care. Our East Campus specializes in the areas of physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurosurgery and family medicine.
Honors & Recognition
- “America’s Best Hospital” for Cardiac Services US News & World Report 2004
- National Research Corporation (NRC) Consumer Choice Award for 5 straight years (1999-2004) for the San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
- Serving the Community for 100 Years