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Position Title: Patient Services Assistant

Position Purpose:Assists with patient admissions, transfers and discharge. Provides ADL care to includes, passing water bed baths, shower, oral hygiene, changing bed linens both unoccupied and occupied beds, cleaning overhead tables, straightening room snacks and other general care as needed.
Provides evening care to include: passing water back rub if necessary, bed baths, shower, oral hygiene, changing bed linens both unoccupied and occupied beds, cleaning overhead tables, straightening room evening snacks and other general care as needed. Provides general nursing care such as positioning, transfers to chair or stretcher, lifting and turning patients, specialized equipment, bedpan, commode chair and ambulating patients. Answers call lights anticipates patient needs makes frequent rounds. Demonstrates the ability to perform procedures, ex; glucose monitoring, within the Nursing Assistant’s scope of practice. Reports complaints about pain immediately to licensed personnel. Observes patients mental and physical conditions, reports changes immediately to licensed personnel. Optimizes patient safety. Maintains Universal Precautions and follows policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifiactions: High School diploma or GED. Certification preferred, but not required.
Qualifications:
Experience Requriements:
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations Required:Certification preferred, but not required. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing. Second language a plus. Basic computer skills.
GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
ESSENTIAL JOB ELEMENTS – JOB FUNCTION ASSESSMENT
In addition to the requirements listed in the job description, the following essential functions also apply to this position.

Physical requirements:
Seeing General
Close Vision
Color Perception
Hearing/Listening
Clear Speech
Touching
Smelling
Walking
Carrying up to 5 lbs.
Lifting up to 5 lbs.
Pushing

Pulling
Keyboarding 8 hrs/shift
Sitting for8 hrs./shift
Kneeling
Squatting
Bending
Stooping
Standing for .5 hrs./shift
Lower Body Flexibility
Upper Body Flexibility

Stress Factors:
Repetition
High Pressure
Hazards
Fatigue
Multiple Stimuli

Work Environment:
Works Alone
Works With Others
Works Around Others
Verbal Contact
Face-to-Face Contact
Shift Work
Extended Day
Inside
Confined Areas
Temperature Changes
Moving Objects
Noise

Mental Requirements:
Reading -Simple
Reading-Complex
Writing -Simple
Writing - Complex
Memorization
Analyzing
Comprehension
Judgment
Decision Making
Computer/Keyboard
Telephone
Alarm Panel
Television Monitor
Medical Equipment


HIPAA
Access to Protected Health Information

OTHER
Able to respond within 30 minutes.
Weekend snd Holiday work possible
On-Call required

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Alamogordo, NM 88310
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