PCA: Infectious Disease/Secure Unit - 36hrs/Wk, Days
Albany Medical Center · Albany, NY, US
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About the Role
The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) works under the direction of the Registered Nurse, collecting patient data, performing personal care, conducting point-of-care testing, and assisting with patient needs to promote progress toward discharge. PCAs are trained in technical procedures like blood draws and electrocardiography, and they help maintain supplies and a safe environment. They may also serve as activity companions for patients requiring 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.
- Promotes the availability of resources for patient care through collaboration with Material's Coordinators for use, stocking, and storage of supplies.
- Participates in the creation and maintenance of a clean, orderly, and safe environment of care.
- May provide the service of activity companion for patients requiring observation.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/G.E.D. or equivalent - required
- Less than 1 year experience in a health care setting or completion of certified nurse assistant course - preferred
- Experience as a paramedic, emergency technician - preferred
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology (Medium proficiency)
- Honest, punctual, and performs the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by Albany Medical Center and the tenets of the profession.
- Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively with patients, family members, employees and others.
- Workforce members are expected to ensure that 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
- Collecting patient data
- Personal care
- Point of care testing
- Whole blood glucose testing
- Turning and positioning patients
- Mobilizing patients
- Assisting with patient needs
- Blood draw
- Electrocardiography
- Supply management
- Maintaining a safe environment
- Activity companion services
- Vital signs measurement
- Height and weight measurement
- Food and fluid intake and output monitoring
- Reporting abnormal findings
- Care planning
- Nursing report process
- Patient/family rights incorporation
- Patient and family communication
- Bathing
- Oral care
- Skin care
- Assisting with eating and hydration
- Assisting with grooming
- Assisting with dressing
- Assisting with toileting
- Safe patient handling
- Restorative care
- Ambulation assistance
- Range of motion exercises
- Use of assistive and prosthetic devices
- Infection control techniques
- Documenting patient care
- Medical terminology
Location
- Day (United States of America)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Less than 1 year
Education Level
- High School Diploma/G.E.D. or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $43,599.00 - $56,679.00
About the Company
- Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!
Equal Opportunity
- Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.