PCA - PSH

PIONEER HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT•Pontiac, MI

2d•$0 - $18

About The Position

Individuals perform delegated tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN) in a complementary and assistive role, functioning in a combination of two or more positions: patient care assistant, unit clerk, and cardiac monitor technician. The PCA assists nursing staff with patient care consistent with their training, competence, and skill, and helps maintain a clean, organized, adequately stocked, and safe patient environment. The role includes assisting patients with personal care, feeding, mobility, transfers, and other basic care; measuring and documenting intake and output, vital signs, and weights; collecting specimens; monitoring skin and reporting changes in patient condition; and supporting nursing staff with patient safety and comfort. The position also includes unit-clerk responsibilities, such as coordinating communications, managing records and forms, answering telephones, helping with admissions and discharges, arranging transfers, managing supplies, and assisting patients, visitors, and staff. Cardiac monitor responsibilities include observing telemetry patterns and alarms, reporting abnormalities, and documenting information. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, hold Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistant (CENA) certification, and have current BLS. At least one year of experience directly related to the specified duties and responsibilities is required. The job requires regular physical activity and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds, as well as assisting adults weighing 100–200 pounds. Employment is contingent on pre-employment drug-screen results and compliance with annual influenza vaccination and TB testing requirements, unless medically contraindicated documentation is provided. The hospital is a drug-free workplace and conducts random and for-cause drug screening.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
High school diploma or GED.
Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistant (CENA) certification.
Current BLS.
At least one year of experience directly related to the specified duties and responsibilities.
Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information; write clearly and cohesively; and present information effectively orally and in writing.
Good organizational skills and the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to perform regular sitting, standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, writing, and carrying charts, food, trays, and similar items.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and assist an adult weighing 100–200 pounds.
Ability to move chairs, beds, and medical equipment; move patients in bed with or without assistance; change bed linens; help clients from the floor to a chair or bed; and assist with bathing.
Close, distance, and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Comply with pre-employment drug-screen requirements and annual influenza vaccination and TB testing requirements, unless documentation of medical contraindications is provided.
Show no evidence of misuse of alcohol or other drugs while employed; employees are subject to random and for-cause drug screening.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with bathing, skin care, toileting, grooming, oral hygiene, dressing, and undressing.
Perform or assist with patient feeding.
Measure and record patient intake and output.
Weigh patients using upright, chair, and bed scales.
Coordinate with nursing staff to ensure hourly rounds, including turning and positioning patients.
Use proper patient transfer techniques.
Use medical equipment safely, including canes, crutches, walkers, Hoyer lifts, side rails, braces, splints, and oxygen equipment.
Keep patients’ rooms clean and supplied.
Make and change occupied and unoccupied beds.
Transport patients, supplies, and equipment as needed.
Assist nurses and other personnel as needed.
Ambulate patients requiring minimal assistance under the direction of the Director of Rehab.
Apply simple, non-sterile dressings.
Perform skin assessments and notify the nurse of abnormalities in skin integrity.
Apply heat or cold compresses as directed by a nurse.
Answer patient calls and take appropriate action in a timely manner.
Collect and label urine, stool, and sputum specimens.
Measure and record vital signs and weights, and report variations in vital signs to the nurse.
Immediately report changes in patient condition or incidents to the Charge Nurse and/or Director of Nursing.
Participate in staff huddles with other healthcare team members as appropriate.
Maintain confidentiality regarding patients, healthcare staff, and documentation.
Meet annual in-service requirements in accordance with approved policies and state regulations.
Maintain and enhance skills by attending appropriate staff development training.
Maintain a professional appearance in compliance with the approved dress code.
Maintain a cooperative manner toward patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Answer the unit telephone and take and relay messages as required.
Receive visitors and direct them as appropriate.
Assist nursing personnel, medical staff, patients, and visitors.
Coordinate nursing-unit and interdepartmental communications.
Prepare and maintain patient information, records, and files.
Provide clerical support, including copying materials, obtaining medical records, ordering tests or procedures, and arranging transportation.
Order and manage supplies and equipment for the unit.
Prioritize daily work and make adjustments as needed.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Copy or scan information such as temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and weight into the medical record.
Arrange patient transfers from the unit to other units.
Process resident admission and discharge forms.
Complete post-admission and discharge audits under departmental management direction.
Complete census forms.
Distribute mail and newspapers and deliver items such as flowers to patients.
Assist with inventory of resident belongings and ensure compliance at admission and discharge.
Know and promote the Patient’s Bill of Rights and Governing Principles.
Place dietary orders upon admission and on an ongoing basis.
Consistently display and model hospitality behaviors.
Monitor patient heart-rhythm patterns using telemetry equipment to detect abnormal variations.
Observe cardiac-monitor screens and listen for alarms to identify abnormal heart-rhythm variations.
Inform a supervisor or nurse so the patient can be examined when indicated.
Record and post information in telemetry log records.
Perform wave testing for point of care.