Patient Care Assistant PCA- Rehab Hospital - Part-time

Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"*PA Nurse Aide Certification Required*/span/strong/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"The Patient Care Assistant is responsible for providing nursing care to patients under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"All Patient care assistant duties are subject, but not limited to:/spanullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Assisted Daily Livings within a hospital setting (bathing, changing, toileting, dressing, etc.)/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Light Housekeeping in the patient rooms, as well as maintaining cleanliness in the utility rooms, linen and storage closets, and hallways./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Clinical patient care that does not require a nursing license to perform/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Assisting with call lights, phone operations, and orienting patient families/visitors, and maintaining properly stocked patient care areas./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Maintaining correct electronic medical records and properly documenting all patient care interactions./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Reviews and discusses patient care plans, as well as ongoing patient care activities with the assigned Registered Nurse./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Maintains efficient patient flow by being aware of room availability and patient intakes/discharges./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Cleans patient rooms after patient discharge with the assistance of the nursing staff and properly disposes of all items used during a patient stay in the proper containers. Reusable items must be correctly processed for sterilization and reuse./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Must demonstrate knowledge and execution of correct patient safety practices./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"Demonstrates responsible, professional behavior in all aspects of the job, while working in a team setting./span/li/ul/li/ulpspan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"#READ/span/p Qualifications: pspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongEducation Requirements/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"High School Diploma - OR - GED - OR - Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education/span/li/ulpspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongExperience/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"No Experience/span/li/ulpspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongCertification and Licensure/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"BLS Certification/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"If hired for the Transitional Sub-Acute Unit (TSU) at Reading Health Rehabilitation Hospital (RHRH), PA Nurse Aide Certification/span/li/ulpspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongRequired Skills/strong/span/pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Customer Service Skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Detail Oriented/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Epic Proficiency/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Excellent Communications Skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Excellent Interpersonal Skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Good Reasoning Skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Listening Skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Medical Terminology/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Problem Solving Skills/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Service Orientation/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Strategic Thinking/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Strong Team Player/span/li/ul Overview: p style="margin-bottom: 6.75pt;"span style="text-decoration: underline;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;"About the Rehab Hospital:/span/strong/span/pp style="margin-bottom: 6.75pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Helping patients achieve each and every milestone on their road to recovery./span/pp style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"For patients who have experienced functional loss of disability as a result of an accident, illness or injury, everything you need to reclaim your life – from comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation and transitional care to outpatient programs – is here, all under one roof./span/pp style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"Our specialized team of board-certified rehab physicians, certified rehab nurses, clinicians, certified nurse assistants, patient care assistants and dedicated therapists deliver an unparalleled level of care and encouragement through state-of the-art-technology, advanced therapies and wellness environments./span/pp style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"Our facility offers:/span/pul style="margin-top: 0in;"li style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"A 62-bed Acute Rehabilitation Unit including an 11-bed secured Brain Injury Unit/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"A 50-bed Transitional Sub-Acute Unit for skilled care/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Highly skilled therapists/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Speech, physical, and occupational therapy programming/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Therapeutic recreation and activities/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Spacious private rooms with large private bathrooms and flat screen televisions/span/li/ulul style="margin-top: 0in;"li style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Aquatic therapy pool/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"On-site pharmacy, laboratory, and radiological services/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Outdoor therapeutic garden/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Comfortable lounges with flat screen televisions, computers, and free internet access/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 2.4pt;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Plenty of visiting areas for patients, friends, and families/span/lili style="color: #404041; margin-bottom: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Easy access and free parking/span/li/ulp style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing is the only hospital in the region accredited by both the a style="color: #000000;" href="http://www.carf.org/home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)/a and a style="color: #000000;" href="http://www.jointcommission.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"The Joint Commission/a. Our Stroke Specialty and Brain Injury Programs are also CARF-accredited./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"Accreditation by CARF is evidence that Reading Hospital strives to improve efficiency, fiscal health, and service delivery – creating a foundation for continuous quality improvement and consumer satisfaction. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards./span/pp style="margin-bottom: 0in;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Discover why our hospital is a great place to work—take a virtual tour of our facility here: a href="https://youtu.be/hH6ItnuIIsc" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Reading Hospital Virtual Tour/a/span/p