Patient Care Assistant III

Recruitment #121211-Y10C-02

Department:	Department of Veterans Affairs
County Location:	Latimer
Date Opened:	12/11/2012 5:00:00 PM
Filing Deadline:	12/25/2012 11:59:00 PM
Salary:	$1,648.00 - $2,747.00/month
Full or Part Time:	Full-Time
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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.

LEVEL DESCRIPTORS

The Patient Care Assistant job family has three levels which are distinguished based on the level of skill required, responsibility and complexity of specific assignments, and the responsibility for providing leadership to others.

Level III:
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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Level III:
Education and Experience required at this level consists of three years of experience in providing patient care.

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been authorized to utilize a Selective Qualification when interviewing applicants for this position.

"Applicants must have a current Oklahoma Long Term Care license AND be a Certified Medication Aide (CMA)."

SELECTION PLAN

Scores based on: 100% Evaluation of Education and Experience listed on the supplemental questionnaire.

***NOTE: Names of eligible applicants can be made available to State agencies upon their request, immediately following the closing date and time.