Pending PC Patient Care Assistant-ABQ

Presbyterian System Services • Albuquerque, NM

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Assistant transports patients between clinical and non-clinical departments and nursing units. The role supports admissions, discharges, surgical and procedural services, and inter-unit transfers. It also provides observation and companionship for appropriate hospitalized patients, assists with basic activities of daily living as directed, and supports nursing department operations by helping ensure transport-related supplies and equipment are available. This is a part-time position with varied days and hours. The role receives on-the-job training and competency verification for its primary functions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Less than one year of experience in a hospital setting and patient transport.
• BLS certification required.
• Ability to complete on-the-job training and competency verification for primary functions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain established departmental policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Maintain established medical therapies—including oxygen, IVs, restraints, catheters, and isolation precautions—during transport, and immediately 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; use the appropriate mode of transport, 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 with PCC on patient flow and facility movement.
• Gather and transport monitors and other essential equipment to ensure availability when needed.
• 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 mobility and ambulation as needed for patient transport.
• 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.
• Function as an effective 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 that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and eligible lead roles.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• 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