Health Care Associate (HCA) - 5 SE Neuro ICU - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Mercy Health BSMH • Youngstown, OH

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About The Position

The Health Care Associate provides direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or designated health care professional, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies, procedures, and guidelines. The position is in the 5 SE Neuro ICU at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and is a collective bargaining unit position.

The associate provides basic care and comfort, records vital signs, assists with personal care, hygiene, and mobility, and performs unit-based specialty duties. The role also includes communicating patient changes or concerns to the nurse, providing customer service to patients, families, visitors, and employees, documenting patient care accurately and promptly when applicable, and communicating professionally.

Requirements

• Ability to clearly communicate with other members of the healthcare team.
• Ability to understand and follow directions from the healthcare team.
• Knowledge of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations, including falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, and environment of care.
• Knowledge of infection prevention and transmission-based precautions.
• Understanding of clerical duties and office-based technology.
• Understanding of team dynamics.
• Ability to collect and document patient data, including vital signs, intake and output, and changes in patient condition.
• Knowledge of basic hygiene and activities of daily living care.
• Knowledge of feeding, hydration, and nutrition.
• Knowledge of bowel and bladder elimination.
• Knowledge of ambulation and patient mobility.
• Ability to use clinical technology.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach to care activities.
• Accountability for completing assigned tasks.
• Ability to escalate concerns through the chain of command.
• Must have completed one of the following: a nursing aide training program; STNA state testing (required if OH LTC); CNA certification; nurse aide state testing; a nursing program that included one clinical nursing course and one clinical rotation; or one year of relevant clinical-setting experience.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification is preferred upon hire and must be obtained from an approved source before providing direct patient care.

Nice To Haves

• Recent experience in acute care, a physician’s office, home health or hospice, or a long-term care facility, preferably in the setting for which the applicant is applying.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care, including care and comfort, recording vital signs, personal care and hygiene, mobility, and unit-based specialty duties.
• Act as a liaison between the patient and nurse by reporting changes or concerns to the nurse.
• Provide high-level customer service to patients, patients’ families, visitors, and employees.
• Complete accurate, precise, and timely documentation when applicable for patient care.
• Use professional verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed