The Patient Care Assistant/Unit Coordinator performs clerical duties and clinical patient care support on the unit under the direction of the Licensed Nursing Personnel. They utilize proper and professional communication skills with department and UofL Health personnel, as well as with patients, families, and visitors. All duties will be provided in a caring, safe, and efficient manner, under the direction of licensed nursing personnel and while adhering to the values of patient and family centered care.

Essential Functions:

• Transcribes and computes physician orders, department orders and messages accurately. Writes legibly and transcribes orders accurately

• Assembles patient medical records and maintains proper order of records within the chart

• Sets up admission charts and disassembles discharged and transferred charts, checking for completeness

• Handles desk communications properly and promptly, including responding immediately to intercom, pages and routing of messages to appropriate person

• Replaces forms as necessary in patient medical records

• Routes requests for patient information to nurse promptly and accurately

• Communicates physician orders to responsible nurse.

• Collects required unit data

• Measures and documents intake and output, heights and weights, and vital signs

• Applies, monitors, and documents restraint usage

• Collects urine, stool, and sputum specimens

• Performs and documents point-of-care testing

• Performs and documents patient mobility and exercise, and comfort, rest, and sleep care needs

• Performs and documents patient hygiene, grooming, and dressing, skin and nail care, dietary, and toileting and elimination needs

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):

             High School Graduate or equivalent, completion of a recognized Clinical Assistant. Medical Assistant

             or EMT Training Program or Nursing Students who have completed Fundamentals of Nursing Course

             from an accredited school of nursing

            Experience (required and preferred):

             External candidates One of the following is Required: Certification as a Nursing Assistant (C.N.A),

             Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), must be current and

             in good standing with state licensing board,  or be enrolled in an accredited school of nursing

             with completion of Fundamentals of Nursing Course.  LPN’s may apply. Medical terminology and

             computer skills required.

             Internal candidates:  Same as External Applicants

             or

             Must have a minimum of 1 year work experience with the University of Louisville Hospital and

             completion of an onsite CA Fundamentals Class. All candidates must have the following: ability

             to read, interpret, and follow detailed oral, written and illustrated instructions; ability to write

             simple sentences to complete forms, chart patient data and detail medical instructions for subsequent

             care; and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients,

             care givers, other employees and the general public