Patient Care Associate (PCA) – Float Pool — Lorain Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Lorain, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct patient care under the guidance of the Registered Nurse or designated health care professional in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and within the policies, procedures, guidelines of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This role involves providing basic patient care, including care and comfort, recording vital signs, personal care and hygiene, and mobility, along with unit-based specialty duties. The PCA acts as a liaison between the patient and nurse, reporting changes or concerns, and provides high-level customer service to all patients, families, visitors, and employees. Accurate, precise, and timely documentation is expected when applicable for patient care, utilizing professional verbal and written communication skills at all times.

Requirements

Ability to clearly communicate to other members of the healthcare team
Ability to understand and follow directions of healthcare team
Knowledge of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations (i.e. falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, environment of care)
Infection prevention and transmission-based precautions
Understanding of clerical duties and office-based technology
Team dynamics
Patient data collection and documentation (i.e. vital signs, intake/output, change in patient condition)
Basic hygiene and activities of daily living care
Feeding, hydration, and nutrition
Bowel and bladder elimination
Ambulation and patient mobility
Use of clinical technology
Compassionate, relationship-based approach in care activities
Accountability for completion of assigned tasks
Escalation of concerns via chain of command
High School/GED (required)
Nursing Student with First Clinical Rotation complete OR state testing complete (required)

Nice To Haves

Recent experience in acute care and/or long-term care facility
BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (preferred)

Responsibilities

Provides basic patient care to include, but not limited to, care and comfort, record vital signs, personal care and hygiene, and mobility, including unit-based specialty duties.
Acts as liaison between patient and nurse to report changes or concerns to nurse
Provides high level customer service to all patients, patient's family, visitors and all employees
Provides accurate, precise, timely documentation when applicable for patient care
Uses professional, verbal and written communication skills at all times