OhioHealth ยท 1 day ago
Patient Support Assistant/Unit Coordinator
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelOhioHealth is a health system dedicated to helping people uncover their own power to be healthy. The Patient Support Assistant/Unit Coordinator assists licensed clinicians in providing direct and indirect patient care, while also managing clerical duties and ensuring a safe and clean environment for patients.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Serves as unit receptionist; assists hospital visitors and staff with information needs
Enters physician's orders into the hospital computer system; processes "STAT" and "NOW" orders immediately and notifies the Registered Nurse of such orders; enters other patient information into the hospital information system e. g. height, weight, patient condition, etc.; enters and/or notifies the hospital registration department of patient transfers to and from the unit and patient discharges
Processes patient charges either manually or via the hospital information system
Maintains patient medical records both centralized and decentralized at the bedside e; and prepares discharge charts
Maintains supplies and equipment necessary for clerical operation; inventories, orders and maintains patient care chart forms for unit/area
Performs and/or assists the patient with activities of daily living e. g. bathing, grooming, eating, walking, etc
Maintains environmental cleanliness and safety of patient rooms, unit and equipment
Provides assistance to patients, visitors and nursing personnel in assigned unit and maintains flexibility to help other departments with the care of patients as needed
Assists in creating the ideal patient experience through development of respectful and compassionate relationships with each patient and family
May serve as a patient safety champion, empowering equal responsibility for all safety guidelines among all licensed and unlicensed care givers
May assist in telemetry cardiac monitoring, recognizing life threatening arrhythmias and communicates immediately to available licensed clinician
May act as a transporter for the nursing unit assigned
Runs errands to either pickup or deliver items for patient care
Performs delegable other nursing tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse which include those tasks which can be performed without requiring judgment based on nursing knowledge on part of the person performing the task; tasks with which the results are reasonably predictable; tasks which can be performed safely, according to exact, unchanging directions; tasks which do not require complex observations or critical decisions; and tasks which do not require assessment; and tasks where the consequences of performing the task improperly are minimal and not life threatening
Performs other basic nursing care duties as directed by the RN including but not limited to: waived testing fingerstick glucose, urine dipstick, occult fecal, non-sterile specimen collection, nasogastric tube care, 12 lead EKG, and simple clean non-sterile dressing changes
Accurately collects data such as height, weight, vital signs, intake and output, etc. and records data on the appropriate documentation form
Competent in the use of portable technology, using handheld wireless devices for measurement and documentation of intake and output, vital signs and point of care testing such as fingerstick glucoses or urine dipstick
Reports patient observations and concerns to the Registered Nurse
Assists hospital visitors and staff with information needs
May utilize wireless devices and technology for coordination of healthcare e. g. scheduling, flowchart documentation, nutrition service ordering
May serve as a super user for nursing assistant information technology and/or preceptor for new nursing assistants
Maintains supplies and equipment necessary for patient care operations
Secures and handles appropriate supplies, medications, and lab specimens transported from/into and within the unit
Qualification
Required
High School or GED
16- and 17-year-old individuals without a high school diploma or GED will be considered only if they have a valid work permit
18-year-old individuals enrolled in high school do not need a high school diploma/GED/work permit to be considered
Company
OhioHealth
The largest integrated healthcare delivery network in central Ohio.
Founded in 1891
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (70)
2024 (14)
2023 (5)
2022 (1)
2021 (8)
2020 (9)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Parkinson's Foundation
2024-10-14Acquired
2023-07-25Grant
Leadership Team
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Lora Montgomery
Operations Manager, Service Excellence
Yvonne Rayburn
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