Patient Support Assistant - Cancer Center - Days/Evenings

Hourly Pay Range:

Position Highlights:

• Position: Patient Support Assistant - Cancer Center
• Location: Kellogg Cancer Center - Highland Park, IL
• Full Time | 40 hours/week
• Hours: Monday-Friday rotating open/close shifts, shifts will vary between Monday - Thursday from 6:45am - 6pm and Friday 6:45am - 5pm, no weekends or holidays
• Travel Required: May float to Evanston or Glenbrook locations

A Brief Overview:

• As a Patient Support Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the comfort, safety, and well-being of our patients. You will work collaboratively with nurses and other healthcare staff to provide essential non-clinical support, maintain a clean and organized patient environment, and assist with various patient care tasks.

What you will do:

• Assisting patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, grooming, and dressing.
• Helping patients with mobility, including transferring and positioning in bed or chairs.
• Providing emotional support and companionship to patients, actively listening to their needs and concerns.
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and comfortable patient environment.
• Changing bed linens and ensure rooms are tidy and well-organized.
• Stocking and maintaining supplies in patient rooms.
• Communicate effectively with nursing and medical staff to report any changes in a patient's condition or needs.
• Assisting with patient documentation and record vital signs when necessary.
• Safely transporting patients to various areas within the hospital, including diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Adhering to hospital safety and infection control policies and protocols.
• Assisting in the implementation of fall prevention measures.
• Encouraging patients to participate in activities and therapies as directed by healthcare professionals.
• Promoting a positive patient experience through empathy and support.

What you will need:

• Education: High School Diploma/GED, required. Associate's degree in health administration, preferred.
• Experience: 1 year of related experience and/or training and previous experience in a healthcare or caregiving role, preferred.
• Licensure:
• Certification: Certified Nursing Assistant from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), preferred.

Benefits (For full time or part time positions):

• Eligibility for our Annual Incentive Plan, which offers the potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance. (For AIP eligible positions)
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee's job (For eligible positions)
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging-each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together.

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