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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Patient Support Associate- KP12 Med/Pulmonary/Oncology & Hematology- Day Shit(35 hours).

In this role, the successful candidate The Patient Support Associate, under the direction and supervision of the Nurse Manager, and in cooperation with all members of the patient care teams, assists in maintaining the condition of the unit's physical environment; sets up equipment and supplies for selected patient care activities; performs a wide range of customer relations tasks, complies with applicable regulatory functions; and conducts supply functions to fully support patient care activities on the assigned unit.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assures adequate inventory of patient care supplies
• Prepares patients through notification and place said patient on mode of transportation prior to patient transport arrival (Future scope)
• Performs patient transport of discharged patients on occasion to meet our target of discharge before noon.
• Assists in the management of patient belongings by conducting an inventory, securing and transporting patient belongings.
• Distributes water pitchers, cups, and straws as directed by the RN.
• Removes linen from patient care areas and assists in changing linen on unoccupied patient beds.
• Assembles, locates and maintains unit specific equipment (e.g. trapeze, CPMs, Hip Chairs)
• Cleans spills and unit-based equipment and stores as instructed
• Demonstrates understanding of infection prevention standards.
• Transport of clinical equipment to and from various departments (e.g. Clinical Engineering, Central Sterile Processing)
• Facilitates exchange of emergency code carts and intubation boxes to/from Pharmacy, Central Sterile Processing, Central Distribution.
• Performs regular regulatory compliance rounds (e.g. Supply expiration checks. Ensures supply locations are clean, orderly and free of loose trash and supply bins are free of dust or dirt and are not damaged).
• Notifies SCM / Logistics Manager of non-par stocked specialty order needs.
• Retrieves supplies (e.g. emergency supply requests, supplemental patient supply deliveries), from Pneumatic Tube, Central Distribution and replenishes to appropriate locations or assigned nurse. Retrieves supplies from the service corridor and replenishes appropriate locations.
• Redistributes supplies within the unit and maintains pars across clean supply room (including secured intravenous solutions and medication preparation supplies), nurse servers, patient rooms, unit-specific carts (e.g. dressing carts) and other point-of-use areas.
• Removes waste as needed within patient rooms and only when overflowing and BSD personnel are not readily available. Assists with food service to insure patient tray return from patient room.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High school education or its equivalent. Working knowledge of English is evident in verbal, reading and writing abilities. Expected to perform the job satisfactorily within 3 months.

Preferred Qualifications:
reviewed

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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