Patient Care Associate (PCA)

Northwell•New York, NY

13h•$29 - $31

About The Position

Under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Patient Care Associate assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care, and performs a variety of procedures, exams, and tests. The role also helps maintain a safe and clean environment and promotes improved customer relations. The Patient Care Associate is a member of the nursing care team and participates in implementing patients’ plans of care. The position involves assisting with patient needs, communicating and documenting patient status and other pertinent data, supporting nurses and other health team members, and performing unit-related procedures, treatments, tests, and clerical duties. The associate helps keep patient-care areas and equipment clean, orderly, and stocked; transports patients as directed; and performs post-mortem care and transports bodies to the morgue. The role follows isolation, safety, waste-disposal, infection-control, and quality-assurance procedures, and participates in continuing education programs, surveys, and staff meetings.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of a New York State Certified Nursing Attendant program.
Pass the Long Island Jewish Medical Center Patient Care Associate competency test before entering the training program.
Pass the Long Island Jewish Medical Center training program within the normal probationary period.
Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions.
Demonstrated competency in basic mathematics.
Ability to operate the medical equipment necessary to perform job duties.
Ability to lift, turn, position, move, and restrain patients as required.

Nice To Haves

Heart Saver Certification.
Demonstrated competency in at least one of the following: EKG testing or venipuncture procedure.

Responsibilities

Participate as a member of the nursing care team in implementing patients’ plans of care.
Promote positive customer relations with patients and their families, and make recommendations to improve patient care and maintain a safe, cost-effective health-care environment.
Assist nurses in meeting patients’ activities of daily living needs; communicate and document patient status.
Assist nurses and other health team members with procedures, examinations, tests, treatments, and clerical duties required by the unit; communicate and document pertinent data.
Keep patient and non-patient care units neat and orderly; strip patient units after discharge and prepare rooms for new admissions.
Maintain stock on procedure and supply carts and ensure equipment is clean and stored appropriately.
Transport or accompany patients to other departments as directed.
Perform post-mortem care and transport bodies to the morgue.
Use proper isolation techniques and follow established safety, waste-disposal, and infection-control procedures.
Follow Medical Center policies and procedures that support quality-assurance efforts in patient-care services.
Participate in continuing education programs and surveys, and attend staff meetings as directed.
Access medication delivery and/or medication areas when authorized and as needed to perform required duties.
Perform related duties as required.