About this role
Job Summary
Provides personal care assistance to patients under the direction of licensed personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- • Performs direct patient care duties as assigned under the direction of licensed nursing personnel.
- • Assists in the performance of procedures for the patient population served in a manner that is consistent with established policies and procedures.
- • Provides for patient safety.
- • Participates in ongoing educational activities.
- • Completes assigned goals.
Specifications
Experience
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Education
Minimum Required
- Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.
Preferred/Desired
Training
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Computer literacy.
Preferred/Desired
Licensure
Minimum Required
- BLS within 14 days of hire.
Preferred/Desired
Other facts
About Baptist
Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
What you'll do
- The Assistant-Patient Care provides personal care assistance to patients under the direction of licensed personnel. Responsibilities include performing direct patient care duties and ensuring patient safety.
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