Pat Care Ast

University of California, San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Perinatal Patient Care Assistant (PCA) receives daily assignments and functions under the supervision of the Registered Nurse to carry out direct patient care responsibilities. All patient care team members act to meet patient needs and learn new skills to achieve quality patient care and customer service. Team members promote a cooperative working relationship with each other, other staff, and the public by facilitating and enhancing communication, displaying honesty and respect, displaying sensitivity to age specific needs and cultural differences, and expressing and accepting feedback in a professional manner.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of relevant healthcare experience.
• Ability to work effectively within a team.
• Ability to satisfactorily perform job duties as defined in the job description.
• Knowledge of safe and therapeutic care for inpatient acute care or a willingness to be taught/learn new skills.
• Ability to understand and communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations (addition and subtraction).
• Ability to organize and effectively set priorities.
• Ability to carry out duties of first responder in emergency situations.
• Successful completion of Medical Center Patient Care Assistant training.
• Basic computer skills.
• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of medical terminology appropriate to the responsibilities of the job is preferred.
• 2 or more years’ experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintains emergency equipment in patient rooms, checks and stocks Panda warmers, maintains appropriate PAR levels of stock in each room. Work with SPD to ensure we have appropriate PAR levels of sterile instruments and instrument trays.
• Assists in admission, discharge, transfer & transport of patients, personal belongings and equipment.
• General patient care; answers call lights, ambulating/positioning patients, transfers patients, assists with dietary needs, assists patients with personal hygiene as needed.
• Acts as runner in emergent situations to lab, blood bank, etc as directed.
• Setting up and breaking down sterile table for delivery. Helping RN after delivery with tasks such as newborn bath, vital signs, etc.
• Reports and records delegated patient data (vital signs, pain score, oxygen saturation, etc) as assigned. Performs EKGs as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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