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As our Patient Care Assistant at CHI St Vincent, you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities.

Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You’re diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well. You know we’re all continuously trying to become better care providers, and you’re eager to learn. 

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary is a non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Little Rock, AR. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us. 

• Check-in with the outgoing patient care techs at the beginning of your shift to get a report on your patients.
• Conduct hourly rounds on patients, checking vitals, maintaining whiteboard information, and assisting with care as needed.
• Assist patients with ambulation as necessary. This may mean helping them reach a recliner in their room, walk to the bathroom, or down the hall. Assist released patients in getting safely to their vehicles outside.
• Assist patients with hygiene needs. This can include a full bed bath, an assisted bed bath, or retrieving towels and soap for ambulatory patients.
• Help the nurse with tube insertions such as an NG tube, rectal tube, or catheter. You may be holding a cup of water, holding the patient or providing the nurse with supplies as needed, and cleaning up after.
• Change bed linens, check patients’ weight, and other tasks as assigned each day.

• High school diploma or GED Required
• One of the following criteria must be met: 
• Certified Nursing Assistant/EMT, or
• Completion of “Fundamentals of Nursing” in an accredited RN or LPN Nursing Program, or  
• Minimum of 6 months of direct patient care in an acute care environment within the last 24 months, or 
• Completion of 2 week PCT Training program offered quarterly at CHI St Vincent, or
• Verifiable Certified Patient Care Tech, CPCT, issued by American Allied Health
• CPR Certification from the American Heart Association required within 30 days of hire

"This position is Part-time"A Patient Care Technician in the Perinatal Service Line at UAMS plays a vital role in supporting both maternal and neonatal patient needs. Youll assist with routine clinical procedureslike taking vital signs, monitoring Technician, Patient Care, Patient, Healthcare, Education

Department: Med/Surg-Pulmonary 7B

Shift: Night

Working Hours: 1830-0700

Summary:
A Patient Care Associate serves as a technical assistant to nursing on the unit whose primary function is to assist with basic patient care, monitoring, hygiene, and to help ensure care is complete. The nursing assistant works as part of the nursing team on a unit and throughout the hospital to ensure that each and every patient and guest to the hospital has their needs met, whether that need is physical, spiritual or educational.

Other information:
Requires High School diploma or equivalent; the ability to read, write, understand and follow instructions; basic addition and subtraction skills; and the verbal skills to effectively relate to patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. Ability to utilize Epic to chart and monitor tasks to be completed. Must complete 12 hours of college credit to promote to next level.

This job will be authorized 72.00 hours bi-weekly.

Job Description

The Patient Care Coordinator will oversee all aspects of coordinating enrollment and acquiring approval for treatment. The PCC will monitor all aspects of new patient care and all required documentation. The PCC will also drive enrollment and attendance through marketing efforts and securing new referral sources.

Summary of essential job function

• Follow Arkids Pediatric Day Centers’ Employee Handbook, Management Policies and Procedures Manual, and Medical Policies & Procedures Manual
• Ensure all policies and procedures are implemented by all staff members, maintaining compliance at all times with all regulations determined by regulatory agencies
• Maintain standards set forth by Arkansas Minimum Licensing, Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA), Medicaid, Arkansas Department of Health, EQHealth (or other gatekeeper to Medicaid), and all other regulatory agencies
• Update their sections of the Administrative meeting Agenda and submits it to the Center Director the day before the scheduled meeting (unless otherwise specified)
• Maintain open communication with parents, families, visitors, all Arkids Pediatric Day Centers’ personnel, and outside contacts
• Attend and actively participate in job-related functions
• Represents the program to parents/guardians, visitors, and the public in a positive way
• May assist with training new employees
• May fill in for other positions (e.g. cover the front desk for the Administrative Assistant, cover breaks for Classroom Staff)
• Assist with light housekeeping duties
• Other duties as assigned
• Promote Center growth with the overall goal being enrolled to the capacity of the Center
• Follow up on inquiries for potential patients and submitting the initial referral to the Primary Care Physician (PCP) within 24 hours of receipt
• Schedule evaluations for potential patients and receive completed evaluations and treatment plans from therapists
• Submit DMS-640 to patient’s PCP within 24 hours after evaluations are completed
• Ensure copies of the evaluations and treatment plans are forwarded to the parents/guardians and referring Primary Care Physician
• Schedule initial developmental screening process with Optum (or other approved vendor)
• Complete the intake process for enrollment into the Center, including reviewing the Parent/Guardian Handbook with the parent/guardian and completing all required enrollment paperwork
• Maintain the Enrollment Tracker on all patients in the enrollment process and submit the tracker to Center Director, and other designated staff, by the end of the day every Friday
• Maintain potential patient charts from inquiry to enrollment
• Search by the patients’ names before creating a new profile, they may already be in the system
• Ensure all profile information is accurate and up-to-date on all new patients
• Update Patient Frequency for therapy immediately when the new prescription to treat is received
• Close out customers when switching from contingency to EIDT
• Check inbox daily (for example: looking for evaluation notification to update DMS-640)
• Promote daily attendance: the overall daily goal is to be at building capacity but at minimum an average of 85% of patients enrolled in attendance
• Assist the Administrative Assistant with monitoring daily attendance and investigate patient absences
• Ensure that all measures are exhausted when following up on attendance (ex. phone calls, home visits, letters, contact with the Primary Care Physician)
• Report on patients with excessive absences, along with follow-up efforts, during the weekly Administrative Meetings
• Make home visits (with other staff) as needed for various problems such as patient absences, assessment for environmental risk, to obtain required documentation, signatures, etc.
• Maintain an adequate list of community resources and ensure patients and families stay informed of their options
• Assist families with social service forms/paperwork, such as Medicaid, TEFRA, and SSI applications
• Initiate weekly marketing visits and report on outcomes during the weekly Administrative Meeting
• Initiate and maintain relationships with various businesses, professional, social, charitable, public, and private organizations, and doctors’ offices to promote Arkids’ services to the community
• Comfortable speaking with physicians, potential referral sources, and other community members
• Keep in contact with DCFS, as necessary, to monitor on-going services to patients and families at risk
• May assist the Center Director with social media content

Minimum requirements

• Prefer a BSE in Early Childhood Education or a bachelor's degree and has at least one (1) of the following: Current Certification in Arkansas For Early Childhood or Early Childhood Special Education, current child development associate's certificate, current birth to pre-K credential, or documented experience working with children with special needs and twelve (12) hours of completed college courses in early childhood, child development, special education, elementary education, or child and family studies required
• Five (5) years of experience in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred
• Clear Criminal Record Check, Arkansas Child & Adult Maltreatment Regulatory Checks, FBI Regulatory Check, including National Sex Offender Registry
• May be asked to complete New Director Orientation or related course
• Pass a drug screen (upon hire, annually, and/or randomly)
• Travel as needed
• Valid Arkansas Driver's License
• Clear driving record

Abilities Required

• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and supervisors
• Ability to work with children
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a very busy environment
• Ability to carry out instructions
• Ability to clean efficiently and timely
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Ability to bend, stoop, stand, walk, pull, and reach for several hours per day
• Ability to demonstrate basic computer skills

*Paid Time Off, Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, Supplemental Insurances, 401K*