Patient Care Assistant
1 month ago
Buffalo
Job Description Buffalo Ambulatory Surgery Center is looking for a reliable, hardworking Patient Care Assistant to care for patients in our busy Surgical Ophthalmology Department. Your duties will consist of transporting patients within and out of the ambulatory surgery center. Assist clinical staff in the delivery of patient care. Maintain cleanliness of care area along with the following: • Oriented to all care areas and the Health Information Department, • Assist with turning over stretchers and chairs as needed, • Knows location of equipment and supplies, • Performs clinical/patient care duties as assigned by RN, • Stock supplies for care, • Keeps caps, masks, and shoe covers stocked prn, • Assist patient with urinals, bedpans, and emesis basins, • Assist patient with dressing, • Call for patient rides, • Keeps patient nutrition station clean, • Keeps hallway free of clutter, • Checks/empties sharps containers in care areas if directed to do so, • Assists with Chart breakdown and filing, • Tracks loose reports for files, • Performs other health information duties as assigned, • Handle difficult patients and/or situations respectfully, • Take pride in providing patients with a positive experience, • Assists in the admission of patients to pre/postoperative area according to established guidelines, • Observes safety measures in patient-care areas, • HS Diploma or GED, • Current CNA Certification, preferred, • CPR certification, • Strong ethical and moral character references, • Ability to sit/stand for long periods; ability to walk, • Capability for occasional overhead and low reaching, • Ability to push, pull, lift, and position equipment and patients, • Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs, • Ability to make frequent judgments and respond to routine problems BASC opened in January 1990 and was the first privately owned multi-specialty surgery center in WNY. Since that time we have performed over 200,000 procedures and have offered our patients the highest quality of outpatient surgery. Our caring staff is committed to making the surgical experience as comfortable and efficient as possible. Our services include Cosmetic Procedures (Occuplastics, Eyelid Procedures, Ptosis, Tear Duct Probing), Ophthalmology (Cataract Surgery, Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma), Retina Procedures (Vitrectomy, Retinal Detachment, and Membrane Peel). Monday-Thursday Full-time 38 hours per week Variable start time We do not work weekends, nights, or holidays