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Phoebe Putney Health System

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Sumter, South Carolina

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Assists professional nursing personnel in providing direct and indirect patient care to a specific population. Responsibilities include maintaining patient hygiene standards, documenting care data, and utilizing medical equipment effectively.

Qualifications

You have a High School Diploma or GED and possess a GA Nurse Aide CNA license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. You have experience in direct patient care and are proficient in using relevant medical equipment and technology.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Medical Terminology

Basic Life Support (BLS)

GA Nurse Aide CNA license

Crisis Response Training

Job Description

Job Number:

34234

Location:

Sumter Campus

Street Address:

126 US-280

City, State:

Americus, Georgia

Zip Code:

31719

Department:

PSMC Acute Care II

Shift:

7P7A Shift

Job Type:

Full time

Posted Date:

2026-05-23

Job Description Summary:

Assists professional nursing personnel in providing patient care to a specific patient population. Provides direct and indirect patient care duties under the guidance and direction of the Licensed Nurse.

Description:

Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Work Experience
1 - 2 years Experience in Medical Terminology (Preferred)
Licenses and Certifications
Required Certifications/Licensures:
Basic Life Support (BLS)

GA Nurse Aide CNA license
Emergency Center Employees: Crisis Response Training required within 6 months of hire (Required)
Essential Functions
NURSING ASSISTANT RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide assistance to the nurses with direct-patient care.
Communicates with and keeps manager informed of unit activities, needs and problems related to patient care.
Maintains established departmental, unit and hospital guidelines, policies and procedures.
Follows established routines and utilize supplies and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
Implements and maintains factors related to safety and effectiveness of patient outcomes.
Administers necessary actions to comply with daily patient hygiene standards.
DOCUMENTATION:
Documents and submits required information and data in a timely fashion.
Clearly and accurately documents designated processes, policies, products, service offerings, etc.
Ensures that documentation is tailored to expected readers / users.
Uses correct terminology.
Conforms to required style and format.
TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT USE:
Demonstrates technical skill in using equipment appropriate for role.
Understands equipment operation.
Maintains equipment in working order.
Troubleshoots equipment problems.
Uses technology to increase productivity.
Adapts to new technology
NURSING ASSISTANT RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide assistance to the nurses with direct-patient care.
Communicates with and keeps manager informed of unit activities, needs and problems related to patient care.
Maintains established departmental, unit and hospital guidelines, policies and procedures.
Follows established routines and utilize supplies and equipment in a cost-effective manner.
Implements and maintains factors related to safety and effectiveness of patient outcomes.
Administers necessary actions to comply with daily patient hygiene standards.
DOCUMENTATION:
Documents and submits required information and data in a timely fashion.
Clearly and accurately documents designated processes, policies, products, service offerings, etc.
Ensures that documentation is tailored to expected readers / users.
Uses correct terminology.
Conforms to required style and format.
TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT USE:
Demonstrates technical skill in using equipment appropriate for role.
Understands equipment operation.
Maintains equipment in working order.
Troubleshoots equipment problems.
Uses technology to increase productivity.
Adapts to new technology
Additional Duties
Adheres to the hospital and departmental attendance and punctuality guidelines.
Performs all job responsibilities in alignment with the core values, mission and vision of the organization.
Performs other duties as required and completes all job functions as per departmental policies and procedures.
Maintains current knowledge in present areas of responsibility (i.e., self education, attends ongoing educational programs).
Attends staff meetings and completes mandatory in-services and requirements and competency evaluations on time.
Demonstrates competency at all levels in providing care to all patients based on age, sex, weight, and demonstrated needs.

For non-clinical areas, has attended training and demonstrates usage of age- specific customer service skills.
Wears protective clothing and equipment as appropriate.

Phoebe Putney Health System

Phoebe Putney Health System (PPHS) is a not-for-profit healthcare delivery system that serves more than half a million residents in Southwest Georgia. With more than 4,300 employees, the system is made up of three hospitals, family medicine clinics, rehabilitation facilities and specialty physician offices. Phoebe Physicians, our employed-physician group, includes well over 300 clinicians who work in 42 clinics in 9 counties. Phoebe’s facilities, advanced medical technologies and treatments, and highly-qualified professionals have distinguished the system as a healthcare leader. Founded in 1911, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (PPMH) is the health system’s flagship hospital and one of Georgia’s largest comprehensive regional medical centers with 691 beds. PPMH offers medical-surgical care, emergency treatment, cardiac care, obstetrics, pediatrics, wound care and a woman’s health center as well as many services, including: state-of-the-art Cancer Center, Heart & Vascular Center, and the region’s only provider of neonatal intensive care. Additionally, PPHS includes Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, a 76-bed community hospital in Americus, Ga., and Phoebe Worth Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Sylvester, Ga.
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