Patient Care Associate - Unit Secretary

Under the direction/supervision of an RN, provides basic nursing care for assigned group of patients

• General Nursing Units cares for patients from age 15 years to maturity by clinically competent nursing staff.


• Special Care Areas cares for patients from age 15 years through adult with high risk conditions by clinically competent nursing staff.


• Maternal Child Units:  Labor and Delivery care includes patients who have a pregnancy related condition by staff who are clinically competent in maternity care. 
  
  
  
  •  Nursery care includes care for newborn until discharge status by clinically competent staff. 
  
  
  • Pediatric clinically competent staff provides care to patients from neonate through age of eighteen. 
  
  


• GI Lab Unit cares for toddlers, beginning age 24 months, through adult by clinically competent staff.


• Chemical Dependent Unit and Psychiatric Unit cares for adult patients and family with holistic approach to emotional problems by clinically competent nursing staff.


• Emergency Unit provides care to presenting patients of all ages by clinically competent staff in pediatric and high- risk adult care.


• Surgical Services provides care to patients from neonate to geriatric.

Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period.  Other related duties as assigned.