Patient Care Associate: SICU/Neuro ICU-36 hours/week, NIGHT SHIFT
About The Position
The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) works under the direction of a Registered Nurse and assists the caregiving team in delivering competent, compassionate care to assigned patients in the Surgical and Neuroscience ICU. During assigned work periods, the PCA collects patient data, provides personal care, performs point-of-care testing such as whole blood glucose testing, and helps turn, position, and mobilize patients. The role supports patients’ progress toward discharge, including transitions within the acute care stay. PCAs are trained to perform technical procedures such as blood draws and electrocardiography. The PCA helps ensure resources are available for patient care by collaborating with Materiel’s Coordinators on the use, stocking, and storage of supplies. The role also contributes to a clean, orderly, and safe care environment and may include serving as an activity companion for patients requiring one-to-one observation. This position is 36 hours per week on the night shift. Weekend and holiday commitments are per staffing guidelines. The position may require access to sensitive information, including HIPAA-protected health information; workforce members must limit access, use, and disclosure to the minimum necessary and protect information against unauthorized access and modification.
Responsibilities
- Collect pertinent patient data, 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 and hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting.
- Use safe patient-handling practices during restorative care, including ambulation, range-of-motion activities, and use of assistive and prosthetic devices.
- Promote a clean, orderly, and safe care environment.
- Demonstrate 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.
- Perform point-of-care testing such as whole blood glucose testing, and technical procedures such as blood draws and electrocardiography.
- Assist with turning, positioning, and mobilizing patients.
- Collaborate with Materiel’s Coordinators regarding the use, stocking, and storage of supplies.
- Provide one-to-one activity companionship when requested for patients requiring observation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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