Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Float Pool, Part-Time

UC Health•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) provides basic direct patient care as delegated by clinical professional personnel, in accordance with delegation law and rules and current education. The PCA also maintains an orderly, clean, and safe environment for patients and visitors. This is a part-time Float Pool role at UC Health, an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
STNA registry required for State Tested Nursing Assistant; STNA required for Daniel Drake Center.
Minimum required experience: 0–6 months.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of equivalent experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide culturally based, age-specific patient care and communicate appropriately with patients and families.
Measure vital signs; observe and record skin integrity, intake and output, height, and weight; and report changes, including changes in mental status.
Collect routine urine, clean-catch urine, 24-hour urine, and self-expectorated sputum specimens.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, skin care, tube and catheter care, turning, positioning, transfers, ambulation, range of motion, and hot or cold compresses.
Provide hygiene and comfort measures, including bathing, showering, and perineal care; change linens; empty drainage bags; record outputs; and dispose of bodily fluids and waste.
Use patient-care equipment, including manual, hydraulic, and electronic lifts, Hoyer lifts, and bed scales.
Remove and reapply splints, braces, cervical collars, skin and skeletal traction, and anti-embolic stockings; perform post-mortem care.
Set up, distribute, and remove meal trays; position and prepare patients for meals; assist with feeding and menu selection; record calorie counts; provide snacks and fluids; and monitor head-of-bed positioning for patients receiving tube feedings.
Assist with turning, coughing, and deep breathing; follow up on incentive spirometry; reapply oxygen cannulas or masks; and provide portable oxygen tanks for transport.
May perform EKGs, mobile care phlebotomy, and blood glucose testing.
Communicate patient observations to the RN promptly and appropriately; orient patients and visitors to rooms and units; update white boards; record measurements and patient data; document treatments and procedures; use the nurse-call system; perform reception and phone duties as directed; and retrieve information from the computer.
Maintain a clean, safe, and organized environment; remove equipment for cleaning, reorder and stock materials, and report maintenance issues.
Participate in patient admission, transfer, and discharge, and demonstrate helpfulness, cooperation, and respect for team members.
Keep call lights within patients' reach and answer them promptly; ensure patient identification bands are in place; ensure side rails and restraints are applied per policy; and use proper body mechanics and universal precautions.
Perform other duties as delegated.