Position Summary: Provides assistance to the nursing staff by participating in and performing basic one -on-one bedside care helping with everyday tasks, help keep the patient safe and provide companionship.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to learn and maintain organizational policies, procedures and standards to assist in the delivery of patient care.
• Ability to provide interpersonal communication, engaging and/or changing focus of patient from undesired behavior(s).
• Ability to communicate effectively with patient, staff and family members.
• Provides companionship by talking to, playing games with, or going for walks with patient as directed/allowed by nursing staff.
• Maintain a safe physical environment for patient.
• Ability to determine when help from nursing staff or security is appropriate and/or necessary.
• Ability to use computer and software to communicate, clock in/out, schedule and complete education requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Basic Life Support within two weeks of hire.

Preferred:

• Associates or Bachelors degree in healthcare related field. Previous hospital experience. Ideal candidates may be retired allied health/nursing professionals.

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.

Patient Interaction: Frequent

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access

Description of Information
None:
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion

Clinical Information (information that describes a patient’s health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical

Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes

Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates