Patient Care Assistant
Core
Provide direct and indirect non-professional nursing care and outreach services to patients in a correctional facility clinic under medical supervision.
Role type
Entry-level to career-level patient care assistant (non-professional nursing)
Builds
Direct patient care services and community outreach within the correctional system
Domain
Healthcare + Corrections
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Certified Medication Aide (CMA) license, basic nursing practices, activities of daily living assistance, vital signs measurement, lab specimen collection, medical terminology, record keeping, sanitation and hygiene techniques
Preferred skills
Public health services knowledge, interviewing techniques, case finding and recruitment
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Take vital signs, assist with activities of daily living and hygiene, obtain lab specimens, chart observations, escort patients, maintain clean environment, order and store supplies, track clients and schedule appointments, provide outreach to at-risk persons
Seniority
Level I (entry-level, close supervision) / Level II (career level, full range of duties)