Patient Care Assistant - Pierre Primary

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Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation's 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America's Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Join Avera as a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) andjoin a mission-driven organization with a great company culture and team environment.
Position Highlights:

• Career Growth: Great opportunity to obtain healthcare experience for those that are looking to further theireducation in healthcare or be involved in an ever-changing career with upward mobility.
• Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.

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Job Summary

• Perform clerical duties: answer phones, take and relay messages, schedule patients, fax, and file documents. Assist with errands for department staff.
• Assist in departmental work and visitor flow escorting patients and families between departments.
• Perform appropriate supportive care for patients under the direction of a nurse. Accompany patient to exam room and assess vital signs, perform EKGs, and transport specimens to lab.
• Coordinate patient, maintenance, or repair services from other departments under direction from nurse.
• Clean and restock exam rooms and Patient Care equipment.

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Previous work in a hospital or long-term care facility preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) registry preferred but not required.
• BLS within 30 days of start date.

Work Schedule

• Varied shifts as needed; PRN
  • Occasional weekend
  • Evening and Saturday Urgent Care rotation

Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

• $17.50 - $22.00 per hour

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