Pending PC Patient Care Assistant-ABQ

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • New York, NY

3d • $16 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Assistant transports patients between clinical and non-clinical departments and nursing units, including for admissions, surgical and procedural services, inter-unit transfers, and discharge. The role provides observation and companionship to appropriate hospitalized patients and assists with basic activities of daily living as directed. It also supports nursing department operations by helping ensure transport-related supplies and equipment are available.

The position follows departmental policies and procedures, maintains prescribed medical therapies and precautions during transport, and communicates with patients, families, healthcare team members, and Presbyterian Care Connection. It uses the bed-tracking system to coordinate patient activity and facility flow, transports equipment and specimens, and performs related safety-monitoring, mobility, clerical, and team-support duties. The role is part-time, with varied days and hours, and includes on-the-job training and competency verification.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Less than one year of experience in a hospital setting and patient transport.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Complete on-the-job training and competency verification for primary functions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain established departmental policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Maintain medical therapies and precautions during transport, including oxygen, IVs, restraints, catheters, and isolation precautions; promptly notify nursing staff if medical equipment alarms.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, healthcare team members, and Presbyterian Care Connection (PCC).
• Retrieve, store, and transport oxygen cylinders according to hospital policy.
• Follow assigned priorities for admissions, discharges, surgical and procedural services, and transfers, using the appropriate transport mode, including wheelchairs, stretchers/gurneys, beds, and bariatric beds.
• Assist with patient transfers between hospital units and to or from locations outside the facility.
• Use automated bed-tracking processes to notify PCC of patient activity and coordinate patient flow and facility movement.
• Gather and transport monitors and other essential equipment; deliver malfunctioning equipment to Maintenance for repair.
• Provide safety and security monitoring for assigned patients, alert nursing staff to changes in patient condition as directed, and respond to patient call lights as needed.
• Assist with patient mobility and ambulation for transport purposes.
• Adapt to organizational upgrades and facility changes.
• Maintain confidentiality of healthcare information.
• Deliver specimens between Laboratory, Pathology, and inpatient units; transport x-rays and equipment.
• Perform basic clerical duties, including answering phones, printing and handling transport paperwork, and taking messages.
• Participate in educational programs, in-service meetings, and departmental meetings as required.
• Work effectively as a team member in a highly physical role.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, and other educational and career development options.
• Staff Safety wearable badge for discreetly calling for help when safety is a concern.
• Shift differentials for night and weekend shifts, and differentials for higher education, certifications, and eligible lead roles.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• Wellness program with access to free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED