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Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI is seeking a Patient Assistant to join our Medical/Pediatrics Department team!
The Patient Assistant is a member of the patient care team and has the primary duty of rounding on patients, answering call lights, and ensuring patient safety.
HOURS: Full-time, .9 FTE; 72 hours bi-weekly; Varied Shifts
Experience/Qualifications:
Checks in on patients per unit routine every hour or every two hours.Answers call lights on unit.Identifies opportunities to improve patient experience.Identifies opportunities to improve the Environment of Care, and patient and staff safety.Notifies Nurse or CNA of patient safety concerns.Demonstrates safe work practices and attitudes and follows safety rules.Identifies opportunities to improve patient safety. Participates in projects/programs designed to reduce errors and improve safety. Verbally communicates observations and changes to nursing staff. Ensures a positive working environment within the patient care team and organization.Use of all communication systems and devices i.e., Vocera, tele-sitter software equipmentImmediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistanceParticipates in hand-off of pertinent information/behavior about assigned patients when arriving on unit and upon completion of shift assignment.Attends department meetings and in-services as required.Uses RELATE training and words that workEmployee Benefits:
Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.PTO accrual from day one!Generous retirement plan with match available.Wellness program for employees and their families.Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a licensed private/not-for-profit facility with 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties. Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a Level II trauma center that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 220 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin
Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care.
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Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 19 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.
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Essential:
Current BLS certification or obtained within 90 days of hire - All clinical personnel in identified job codes are required to maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) training through independent study, online manikin and knowledge testing. An acceptable training program is the Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider course from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Program with AED. (See Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Policy).