Patient Care Partner - Float Pool - Per Diem
Company: Guthrie
Location: Sayre
Posted on: January 14, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Position Summary: Employee works with other
members of the patient care team to deliver care to specific
patient populations. The employee will maintain competency for
population specific groups with consideration of physical,
communication, safety, nutrition, and psychosocial needs.
Education, License & Cert: High School Grad or Equivalent
Experience: Must have successfully completed a CNA training course,
or minimum of 1 year experience in a nurse aide or equivalent role
or be currently enrolled in a licensed nurse education program and
have successfully completed a fundamentals of nursing course.
Essential Functions: Participates in the delivery of patient care
for population groups under the direction of an RN/LPN including
but not limited to the following: • Lifting, turning, and
positioning patients utilizing Safe Patient Handling equipment
(> 35 pounds), as appropriate. • Observing confused and
difficult patients • AM/PM Hygiene care • Toileting, shaving,
washing, brushing hair, dental and mouth care • Feeding • Assisting
with range of motion exercises • Mobilizing patients ? transfers
and ambulation, utilizing Safe Patient Handling equipment (> 35
pounds), as appropriate and following the Mobility protocol •
Exercise protocols • Discontinuing foley catheter • Simple dressing
changes • Incentive spirometry supervision • Surgical preps •
Postmortem care • Administers cleansing enemas • Removal of
peripheral IV catheters • Sits with confused/disoriented patients
or those requiring 1:1 observation for safety/suicide purposes, as
assigned • Performs and records accurately: • Temperature, pulse,
respirations, blood pressure, heights and weights • I & O • Records
bowel movements • ADLs and activities • Performs and records the
following specimen collection: • Obtains urine, stool, and sputum
specimens for patients; instructs patients in proper specimen
collection technique. • Completes the following support activities.
• Completes EKGs. • Transports patients as needed • Serves, sets up
and retrieves trays • Distributes water pitchers as appropriate •
Orders and distributes nourishment. • Transports equipment •
Transports blood products to and from the patient care area. •
Participates in patient safety/patient satisfaction. • Answers call
bells • Participates in patient rounding • Reports any signs of
abuse to the nursing staff • Recognizes, troubleshoots and
initiates corrective action needed on equipment. • Maintains neat
and tidy environment (empties laundry, delivers equipment, keeps
patient rooms clean and safe). • Inventories and assures
disposition of patients' belongings when admitted, transferred,
and/or discharged. • Assures proper storage of equipment. •
Recognizes emergency situations and initiates plan of action •
Notifies RN/LPN of any changes seen in patient's condition •
Complies with policies and procedures of the hospital/nursing
department. • Supports the philosophy of the hospital and
department of nursing. • Maintains CPR certification and practice •
Demonstrates cost?effective patient care by demonstrating proper
use and care of equipment, appropriate and prudent use of supplies,
accurate charging of supplies; performing other division?specific
tasks, and appropriate utilization of available resources. •
Participates in performance improvement activities to improve
service and care. Demonstrates strong communication and
organizational skills. • Ability to communicate using telephones,
computer systems. • Answers telephone promptly and politely,
identifying self, title, and department. Receives and sends
messages in an accurate and timely fashion. • Communicates with the
patients, family, and members of the healthcare team in a concise,
tactful and considerate manner. Must represent the hospital in a
professional courteous manner, while being sensitive to how others
perceive both verbal and non?verbal communications. Other Duties: •
Assists in the orientation of new personnel and serves as a role
model to other employees. • Demonstrates willingness to accept
non?routine work assignments as appropriate. • Encouraged to
participate in community activities • Attends and participates in
unit council (70% attendance).
Keywords: Guthrie, Midwest City , Patient Care Partner - Float Pool - Per Diem, Healthcare , Sayre, Oklahoma
