The University of Kansas Health System·Kansas City, Kansas
The Patient Care Assistant is an unlicensed staff member accountable for completing delegated tasks from the RN in a caring and culturally sensitive manner, providing basic nursing skills such as monitoring vital signs and assisting with ADLs. They are responsible for maintaining a safe and clean patient environment, promptly notifying the RN of any changes in patient condition, and documenting all tasks performed.
Patient Care Assistant (CNA) - Acute Inpatient Units
Position Summary: / Career interest:
Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) / Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)
Status: Full-Time & Part-Time | Benefits Eligible
We are seeking compassionate and team-oriented Patient Care Assistants/CNAs to join our outstanding acute care inpatient care teams. These roles support a variety of specialized units across three state-of-the-art hospital facilities. Vacancies vary by department and are subject to change based on operational needs.
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The Patient Care Assistant is an unlicensed staff member who is accountable to and completes delegated tasks from the RN in a caring and culturally sensitive manner, with excellent customer service at all times.
Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills related to delegated tasks.
Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: Vital signs and pulse oximetry; finger stick blood glucose; ADL's; recording intake and output; collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens; apply/remove compression hose; SCDs etc.; emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies; additional skills to meet unit needs.
Documents in O2 all tasks, I&O, percentage of meals eaten, etc.
Maintains a neat, clutter free and clean patient room and work environment.
Maintains a safe patient environment to include High Fall Risk interventions as appropriate for high fall risk patients.
This can include but not limited to: hourly rounds; answering call lights in person, promptly for all patients on the unit.
Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles.
They care for the patient in restraints; including ROM and fluids/toileting; reorienting confused patients; reinforcement of patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions.
Promptly notifies the RN of change in vital signs from baseline or expected result, change in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient report of pain, any other patient needs, concerns or issues.
Must complete other duties as assigned.
The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion [https://jobs.kansashealthsystem.com/diversity-equality-and-inclusion].
The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu [asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu].
Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf [https://tbcdn.talentbrew.com/company/38901/cms/health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf] and signing the agreement to the DRP.
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Applicants must have a High School Graduate or GED or be currently enrolled in such a program, along with holding a CNA license, completion of the Gold Standard Intern Program, documentation of fundamentals of nursing courses, or a minimum of 18 months in a relevant patient care role. The role requires competence in critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills related to delegated patient care tasks.
Market context
Kansas nursing openings commonly favor candidates with prior bedside experience and current licensure, especially in settings that need nurses who can step in with limited onboarding. This role is competitive because it asks for an ADN with BSN completion within five years, one year of RN experience, a multi-state RN license, and BLS and ACLS certifications. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform against the original posting, then confirm your license status and certification dates before applying to save research time.
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