Patient Care Associate: CCU - 14hrs/week, NIGHTS
About The Position
The Patient Care Associate (also referred to in the posting as Patient Care Assistant or PCA) works under the direction of the Registered Nurse to assist the caregiving team in delivering competent, compassionate care. During assigned work periods, the PCA collects patient data, provides personal care, performs point-of-care testing such as whole blood glucose testing, turns, positions, or mobilizes patients, and helps meet the needs of assigned patients with a focus on progress toward discharge and transitions during the acute care stay. The PCA collaborates with Materiel’s Coordinators to help make patient-care resources available through supply use, stocking, and storage. The PCA helps create and maintain a clean, orderly, and safe care environment and may serve as an activity companion for patients requiring 1:1 observation. The position requires protecting sensitive information in accordance with Albany Med Health System policies and applicable privacy requirements, including HIPAA and relevant federal and New York State statutes.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Honesty, punctuality, and adherence to high standards of ethical conduct as defined by Albany Med Health System and the tenets of the profession.
- Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively with patients, family members, employees, and others.
- Ability to stand and walk regularly and use hands for various job functions; occasional sitting, kneeling, or crouching is required.
Nice To Haves
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
- Six months of related experience in a health care setting, completion of a certified nurse assistant course, and/or experience as a paramedic or emergency technician is desired.
Responsibilities
- Collect pertinent patient information, including vital signs, height and weight, and food and fluid intake and output.
- Report abnormal findings to the RN and patient care team.
- Participate in care planning and the nursing report process.
- Incorporate patient and family rights to participate in care decisions.
- Use standardized techniques to keep patients and families informed.
- Provide personal care, including bathing, oral care, and skin care.
- Assist patients with eating, hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting.
- Use safe patient-handling practices during basic restorative care, including ambulation, range-of-motion activities, and use of assistive and prosthetic devices.
- Promote a clean, orderly, and safe environment.
- Follow standard and transmission-based precautions and infection-control techniques.
- Provide the RN with details about patient progress toward goals and outcomes.
- Document all care in the patient record.
- Help make patient-care supplies available by collaborating with Materiel’s Coordinators on their use, stocking, and storage.
- Provide activity companionship for patients requiring 1:1 observation when asked.
- Protect sensitive information from unauthorized access or disclosure and limit access and use to what is necessary for assigned duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
