Patient Care Associate (PCA) — Adult Behavioral Unit — Lorain Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Lorain, OH

1d•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, recording vital signs, assisting with personal care and hygiene, and aiding with patient mobility, including unit-based specialty duties. The associate also acts as a liaison between the patient and nurse, reporting changes or concerns, and provides high-level customer service to patients, families, visitors, and employees. Accurate and timely documentation is essential, utilizing professional 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).

Nice To Haves

Recent experience in acute care and/or long term care facility.
BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (preferred).
Nursing Student with First Clinical Rotation complete OR state testing complete OR completion of PCT Training Program.

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.