Patient Care Associate 16 Every Weekend Evening
About The Position
The Patient Care Associate (PCA) protects, sustains, and nurtures patients living at the Center by assisting with activities of daily living, maintaining patients’ environments, and meeting other needs as required. The role aims to promote patients’ quality of life and help create a home-like setting while maintaining excellence in care. The PCA works as part of a team and demonstrates commitment to the philosophy and mission of Hebrew SeniorLife, recognizing patients’ dignity and choices in daily life. The PCA participates in the activities, work, and social environment of the floors or households, and seeks to make each patient encounter positive and meaningful while providing safe, efficient, high-quality care. The PCA demonstrates empathy and compassion with patients and families, supports patient independence and choice, communicates effectively, fosters teamwork, and takes accountability for patient care. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care, observing and reporting patient needs or changes, documenting care, following safe patient handling and infection-control practices, supporting life enrichment activities, and helping maintain clean patient and common areas.
Requirements
- For the Long Term Chronic Care PCA role, CNA certification in good standing upon hire is preferred, or current enrollment in nursing school with the first clinical experience completed.
- For the RSU PCA role, CNA certification in good standing upon hire and ongoing is required.
- Fluent English skills, verbal and written.
- Computer literacy.
- Flexibility and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Must complete mandatory HSL/HRC educational requirements and programs.
Nice To Haves
- For the Long Term Chronic Care PCA role, Certified Nursing Assistant certification in good standing upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Recognize and respond to the needs of patients and families.
- Recognize and communicate changes in a patient’s condition to the appropriate nursing team member.
- Follow safe patient handling practices, including maintaining a no-manual-lift environment.
- Participate in quality improvement programs.
- Assist patients with personal care as indicated in care plans.
- Document pertinent information about care delivered in designated areas of the patient’s electronic medical record.
- Report accidents and incidents as they occur.
- Immediately report observed or suspected patient abuse.
- Observe and report skin integrity.
- Participate in daily report teams and care planning meetings as needed.
- Obtain vital signs and perform directed procedures, including temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, weight, pulse oximetry, and urine and stool specimens.
- Follow infection-control practices.
- Attend and participate in ongoing training and educational classes.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and privacy according to HIPAA regulations.
- Communicate effectively with peers, team members, patients, and families.
- Facilitate life enrichment activities that encourage patient engagement.
- Maintain cleanliness of patient rooms and common program areas.
- Prepare and serve meals and snacks, and clean up afterward.
- Participate in committee meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned and trained to perform.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
