Acute Care Assistant PT & PRN , Bronson Battle Creek

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BBC Bronson Battle Creek

Acute Care Assistant - FT, PT & PRN Opportunities, Bronson Battle Creek, Sign-On Bonus

• Full-Time
• Part-Time
• PRN

Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN hires must commit to full-time hours (three 12‑hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.) during the first 6–8 weeks of orientation.

• Sign-On Bonus available for Full-time and Part-time Night shift positions
• Day‑one medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Paid time off (PTO), holidays, and short‑term disability
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Tuition assistance and continuing education opportunities
• Employee wellness programs and mental health resources
• Career advancement pathways and professional development support
• Employee discounts on a variety of services and products

• Communication
• Customer relations skills
• Computer skills
• Basic math skills
• Ability to cope with a high level of stress
• Ability to make fast decisions under pressure
• Ability to concentrate
• High degree of flexibility
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a stressful situation
• Ability to assist with problem resolution
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of patience
• Ability to adapt to shiftwork
• Ability to cope with confrontation
• Ability to cope with the anger/fear/hostility of others in a calm manner

• Provides or assists with personal hygiene for patients (baths, shampoos, oral hygiene, back and skin care, toileting, shaving male patients).
• Takes and records vital signs and other data, reports abnormal data, patient problems or complaints, and changes in patient status to nurse.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment for patients and staff, passes linens, changes beds, and keeps patient rooms and unit orderly.
• Answers call lights, prioritizes patient requests.
• Assists patients with meals, positions trays, feeds patients unable to feed themselves, removes trays, documents intake appropriately.
• Performs and documents simple treatments as directed by RN (enemas, sitz baths, oral suctioning, simple dressing changes, Glucose Monitor).
• Assists patients with movement and ambulation, turns and positions bed‑confined patients, helps patients into wheelchairs, carts, or with walking, and documents appropriately.
• Provides comfort to patients and their families, allays fears, ensures comfort and privacy.
• Collects and delivers specimens, equipment, meal trays, supplies, pharmacy items.
• Assists other patient‑care personnel in giving patient care, assists with admission and discharge, and provides post‑mortem care.
• May perform other duties such as answering the phone, taking messages, checking and ordering supplies, filing.
• Enters computer orders as assigned by the Charge Nurse.
• Cleans and cares for equipment in patient care areas.
• Orients new employees to the role of acute care assistant.
• Reconciles daily charges at the patient level detail, monitors gross charges daily, identifies and investigates variances.
• Verifies system interface daily (as applicable) and, upon request, obtains, reviews and corrects error reports.
• Processes and maintains EMR & patient charts, assembles chart materials for newly admitted patients, processes chart materials at discharge, processes discharges and transfers on the computer system, forwards discharge charts to Medical Records as needed.
• Processes paperwork such as transfers, admissions, and discharges, maintains ADT sheet and assignment board.
• Communicates with and assists physicians/physician offices in obtaining test results and information, arranging consultation calls when requested, or setting up patient appointments following discharge.
• Regularly contacts other hospital departments such as Radiology, Environmental Services, Surgery, Dietary, etc. to request and obtain supplies and services and schedule appointments.
• Completes other duties specific to the unit…