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At UC Health, we\'re proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.
As the region\'s adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you\'ll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.
UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.
The Ambulatory RN - Care Coordinator is a vital member of the healthcare team responsible for ensuring seamless and high-quality care for patients in an ambulatory setting. This role involves both direct patient care and administrative responsibilities, with approximately 60% of time dedicated to patient-facing duties. The RN will support ambulatory physician clinics by seeing patients with complex and chronic disease that require additional support during outpatient visits. They will be involved in working with patients to develop and execute care plans, provide patient education, and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to optimize patient care and experience.Minimum Required: Associate\'s Degree - Nursing. Preferred: Bachelor\'s Degree - Nursing. | Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Ohio. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred. | Minimum Required: Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in an ambulatory or outpatient setting.PATIENT POPULATION - (CLINICAL ONLY):
Engages in population appropriate communication.
Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.
PATIENT ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTIONS:
Acts as an expert clinician and role model in providing quality patient care to patients and their families within his/her specialty area.
Utilizes the nursing process for direct patient care and assists the staff with assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care needs.
Conduct thorough assessments of patients\' health status during clinic visits. Reassess and evaluate patient as needed throughout their visit.
Document nursing history and assessment for assigned patients, initiating referrals based on patient needs.
Collects basic level and advanced patient data. Monitors for trends that could impact patient health.
Maintain awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients during their ambulatory appointment starting from the time they arrive to their departure. Assess patient environmental safety continuously.
Respond to life-saving techniques based on nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
Provide accurate hand-off report when patients are moved between ambulatory areas and/or between ambulatory and inpatient areas.
Recognizes and reports changes in patient conditions and abnormal labs or results.
Perform POC testing assessments as needed to support the patient\'s clinical well-being and also patient experience.
Initiate and implement individualized patient care plans in collaboration with other healthcare providers based on clinical assessments, dis
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At UC Health, we\'re proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.
As the region\'s adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you\'ll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.
UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.
The Patient Care Assistant provides basic direct patient care as delegated by clinical professional personnel in accordance with delegation law and rules and current education. The PCA maintains an orderly, clean and safe environment for patients and visitors.Minimum Required: High School Diploma or GED required. | LICENSE & CERTIFICATION: None required. | Minimum Required: Minimum Required: 0-6 Months of experience required. Preferred: 1 - 2 Years equivalent experience.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
Trained and maintains proficiency in AHA CPR and patient care skills. Completes unit-specific hospital safety education.
One of the following criteria is required for this role:
o State Tested Nursing Aide Training; Acute Medical Surgical Training or Hospital Specific Training.
o May be a student from an accredited RN program that has successfully completed a medical surgical rotation or another acute care rotation.
o If candidates do not have either of the initial two requirements, the candidate must successfully complete the UC Health competency training for PCA\'s and additional orientation before being permitted to care for patients.PATIENT POPULATION - (CLINICAL ONLY):
Engages in population appropriate communication.
Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.
Patient Care:
Provides all patient care in a manner that is culturally-based and age-specific.
Measures vital signs, records observation of skin integrity, intake & output, height & weight (bedside or w/c scale); reports all changes including mental status.
Specimen collection: routine urine, clean catch urine, 24-hour urine, collection of self-expectorant sputum.
Assists with activities of daily living (ADL\'s), skin care, tube and catheter care, turning, positioning, transfer and ambulating, range of motion (ROM), hot and cold compresses.
Provides hygiene and comfort measures to include Bathing/showering, Pericare.
Changes linens as needed.
Empties drainage bags and records outputs,disposes of bodily fluids/waste.
Utilizes patient care equipment such as manual/hydraulic/electronic lift/hoyer lift/bed scale.
Removes and reapplies splints, braces, cervical collars, skin and skeletal traction, anti-embolic stockings.
Performs post-mortem care.
Distributes and removes food trays, sets up meal trays, positions and prepares patient for meals, assists and/or feeds patient, assists with menu selection, records calorie counts, provides snacks an
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Patient Care Assistant, Part-time, ICU, West Chester Hospital
UC Health is hiring a Part-time Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for the day shift at West Chester Hospital.
The Patient Care Assistant will provide basic direct patient care as delegated by clinical professional personnel in accordance with delegation law and rules and current education. This position will work at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and maintain an orderly, clean, and safe environment for patients and visitors.
About West Chester Hospital
West Chester Hospital provides its patients with access to the region\'s largest group of specialized physicians and medical providers. With a reputation for providing outstanding patient experiences and quality medical care, the hospital consistently ranks amongst the top 5% in the nation.
West Chester Hospital provides a Level III Trauma Center that delivers superior emergency and critical care, and a certified Primary Stroke Center that provides access to the subspecialty care at the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute. West Chester Hospital has also achieved Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the hospital is routinely ranked among the best places to work in Ohio and Greater Cincinnati.
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Patient Care Assistant, full-time, ICU, West Chester Hospital
UC Health is hiring a full-time Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for the day shift at West Chester Hospital.
The Patient Care Assistant will provide basic direct patient care as delegated by clinical professional personnel in accordance with delegation law and rules and current education. This position will work at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and maintain an orderly, clean, and safe environment for patients and visitors.
About West Chester Hospital
West Chester Hospital provides its patients with access to the region\'s largest group of specialized physicians and medical providers. With a reputation for providing outstanding patient experiences and quality medical care, the hospital consistently ranks amongst the top 5% in the nation.
West Chester Hospital provides a Level III Trauma Center that delivers superior emergency and critical care, and a certified Primary Stroke Center that provides access to the subspecialty care at the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute. West Chester Hospital has also achieved Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the hospital is routinely ranked among the best places to work in Ohio and Greater Cincinnati.
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