Job Posting Title
Patient Care Assistant III (A-CMA)
Agency
650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Supervisory Organization
Sulphur Veterans Center
Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Note : Applications will be accepted until 11 : 59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full / Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
$23.00 USD Hourly
Job Description
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct and indirect non-professional nursing care or outreach services in a clinic, hospital, institution or home setting under nursing or medical supervision.
This includes performing duties such as taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, charting, escorting patients, assisting with activities of daily living, and ordering and receiving supplies.
Typical Functions
Performs direct nursing tasks including taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living and hygiene needs, and obtaining certain lab specimens.
Charts observations and activities, reporting pertinent changes in the patient’s condition.
Performs delegated or other specialized functions as educationally prepared.
Escorts patients to and from various destinations.
Assists in maintaining and providing a clean, safe environment.
Orders, receives and stores supplies and performs basic clerical functions.
Participates in follow-up activities and tracking clients, schedules appointments and performs other related tasks.
Provides case finding and recruitment of at risk persons for comprehensive health services.
Level Descriptor
This is the leadership level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for providing guidance, training, and assignment of work activities to other patient care assistant staff, and perform more advanced duties.
Education and Experience
Education and Experience required at this level consists of three years of experience in providing patient care.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the English language in order to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
- of public health services available to the community; of record keeping; of the techniques of interviewing, of basic nursing practices and techniques;
of basic methods of sanitation and personal hygiene; of medical terminology; and of planning and organizing work assignments.
Ability is required to record observations and activities, to follow oral and written directions; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
to apply basic nursing techniques; to monitor and direct the work of others; and to judge a situation accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Special Requirements
The Department of Veterans Affairs requires current certification in good standing by the Oklahoma State Department of Health as a (CNA) Certified Nursing Aide for Level I and II.
Level III requires certification as a (CMA-A) Certified Medication Aide Advanced by the Oklahoma State Department of Health .
- Be on feet most of 8 hours with two 15 minute breaks and one 30 minute break; walk, squat, bend, and kneel; access stairs;
- use hands and fingers to grip and hold; use arms for reaching and extending in a full range of motion in providing personal care, grooming, feeding tasks and / or administering medication and treatments to patients;
- physically turn, position, ambulate, and transport patients with mechanical lift (routine care) independently or with assistance;
lift and carry up to 25 pounds without assistance; and push or pull (maneuver) wheelchairs, geri chairs, carts, etc. weighing up to 500 pounds or 25 lbs.
of force as measured by a Chatillon force gauge or similar device. In emergency situations must transfer patients with 2, 3, or 4 persons lift technique on level surface or stairs.
Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. 427.8.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday .
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