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About the Role
The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) will work under the direction of the Registered Nurse, collecting patient data, completing personal care, performing point of care testing, turning and positioning patients, and assisting with patient needs with a focus on progress toward discharge. The PCA is trained to perform technical procedures such as blood draw and electrocardiography and promotes the availability of resources for patient care by collaborating with Materiel’s Coordinators for supplies. The PCA participates in maintaining a clean, orderly, and safe environment and may provide activity companion services for patients requiring 1:1 observation.
Responsibilities
- Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient’s health or situation, including vital signs, height and weight, and food and fluid intake and output.
- Reports abnormal findings to the RN and patient care team.
- Participates in care planning and the nursing report process.
- Incorporates patient/family rights to participate in decision making about their care.
- Utilizes standardized techniques for keeping patients and families informed.
- Provides personal care to patients including bathing, oral care, and skin care.
- Assists the patient with eating and hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting.
- Incorporates safe patient handling into basic restorative care such as ambulation, range of motion and use of assistive and prosthetic devices.
- Employs strategies to promote a clean, orderly, and safe environment.
- Demonstrates standard and transmission-based precautions and infection control techniques.
- Provides details related to patient progress toward the achievement of goals and outcomes to the RN.
- Documents all care in the patient record.
Requirements
- Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
- Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
- Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Skills
- Blood draw
- Electrocardiography
- Patient data collection
- Personal care
- Point of care testing
- Whole blood glucose
- Turn & position
- Mobilize patients
- Activity companion
Location
- Night (United States of America)
Work Type
- Night
Salary/Compensations
- $43,599.00 - $56,679.00
About the Company
- Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
- This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.
Equal Opportunity
- Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.