Over its nearly 40-year history, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has evolved into a recognized national leader in health care. Good Samaritan Hospital has been named to the 100 Top Hospitals list six times and is the only health care organization in the state to earn the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, achieving the honor in 2010. Good Samaritan Hospital features DuPage County's only Level I trauma center, a certified Level III neonatal intensive care unit and received the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. A range of services are offered at the hospital, including cardiology, oncology, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, general surgery, gastroenterology, stroke care, obstetrics and gynecology, and low-dose diagnostic imaging. Good Samaritan Hospital is part of Advocate Health Care.
PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT (CNA)
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital - Downers Grove, IL
- SCHEDULE: Variety of full-time and part-time hours. Every other weekend and holiday rotations required.
- HOURS: Options available: (DAYS: 7AM - 3:30PM), (DAY 12HR: 7AM-7:30PM), (PM: 3PM-11:30PM), (NIGHTS: 11PM-7:30AM) or (NIGHT 12 HR: 7PM-7:30AM)
- UNITS: Schedule and Hours vary based on current unit openings in medical surgical, intermediate, critical care and float pool units.
Schedule & hour details provided at time of phone interview with recruiter to determine best job match!
JOB & UNIT DESCRIPTION:
The PCA II associate is vital to the success of our health care ministry in our Level I trauma and award-winning hospital. The purpose of the PCA II is to assist the RN with:
- Planning and performing general patient care as directed by the Registered Nurse
- Providing clerical support to the unit, as assigned
- Assisting with maintaining the patient care environment
- Planning and promoting a smoother workflow and provides a positive hospital experience for patients, families and visitors.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - High school graduate or equivalent
- CNA (if non-nursing student)
- Completion of IL approved CNA training program and pass a written competency test.
- OR - * Have successfully completed a nursing arts course (e.g., Basics in Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing, Nursing 101). **Must provide an official transcript indicating successful completion and at least 40 hours of supervised clinical experience in an accredited nurse training program.
- CPR
- Competent patient care with ADLs; ability to accurately take vital signs
- Good communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- Good customer service skills with the ability to address patient/ family needs
- Ability to frequently stand, stoop, bend, push, pull, climb, lift and demonstrate manual dexterity for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift and assist with the movement of heavy patients and or equipment, up to 300 pounds with assistance.
If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case~by~case basis.
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About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care, named among the nation's Top 5 large health systems based on quality by Truven Analytics, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 12 hospitals that encompass 11 acute care hospitals, the state's largest integrated children's network, the state's largest emergency and Level I trauma network, one of the area's largest home health care companies, and the region's largest medical group. Advocate Health Care has 4 teaching hospitals and is a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.
