Unit Patient Care Assistant (UPCA) - Med Surg in Lebanon, New Hampshire at Alice Peck Day Health System

• POSITION STANDARDS
  • High School Graduate or GED equivalent
  • 18 years or older
  • The ability to function in a past paced work environment with excellent organizational, customer service, and prioritization skills required
  • The ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care to patients
• POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.
    • Physical Activity:
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        • Sitting - 34% to 66%
        
        
        • Standing - 67% to 100%
        
        
        • Walking - 67% to 100%
        
        
        • Bending - 67% to 100%
        
        
        • Squatting - 67% to 100%
        
        
        • Crouching - 67% to 100%
        
        
        • Kneeling - 34% to 66%
        
        
        • Reaching - 67% to 100%
        
        
    • Upper Extremity:
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        • Use of Upper Extremity - 67% to 100%
        
        
    • Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:
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        • Initial push up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
        
        
        • Initial pull up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
        
        
        • Sustained push up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%
        
        
        • Sustained pull up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%
        
        
        • Lift up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%
        
        
        • Carry up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%
        
        
• PART TWO: FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
  • Position Objective
    • Under the direction of the Charge Nurse and/or Nurse Manager, provide nursing unit with efficient and appropriate assistance with selected patient and unit needs. May also perform a variety of clerical duties and various tasks to provide a well-supplied, safe, and clean patient unit.
  • Performance Expectation
    • Greets patient upon arrival and complete standard admission tasks Room set up after EVS clean to ensure room is ready for next patient
    • Collects patient masks and redistributes new masks
    • Updates patient board with primary nurse and LNA
    • Participates in assisting the patient with readiness for discharge gathering patient belongings, assist patient with getting dressed
    • Completes room strip down after discharge
    • Completes hourly rounding for patient experience on all assigned patients to include safety checks per unit standards utilizing a rounding script/checklist
    • Delivers meal trays for patient not on precautions (i.e. aspiration) and set patients up to eat
    • Moves beds to PACU/OR for surgical patients
    • Sets patients up and assist patients with the completion of personal care and provide clean hospital gown, and change linens
    • Performs patient sitting for patients requiring 1:1 after successful completion of required learning activities
    • Assists with uncomplicated patients and/or patients without precautions (BLT, etc.) with lifting, positioning, and dressing of patients
    • Perform quality checks of glucometers every 24 hours
    • Answers call lights and direct patient needs to appropriate resources
    • Stocks equipment from central location to nurse server as needed to ensure unit is well supplied and monitor for expired supplies
    • Assists with the maintenance of overall unit organization and cleanliness
    • Answers phones and handle calls appropriately
    • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Min: $17.00
Max: $26.35