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About the Role

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) will work under the direction of the Registered Nurse, collecting patient data, performing personal care, point of care testing, and assisting with patient needs with a focus on discharge progress. The PCA is trained to perform technical procedures like blood draws and electrocardiography, and promotes resource availability for patient care by collaborating with Materiels Coordinators. They also participate in maintaining a safe and clean environment and may serve as an activity companion 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.
Collaborates with Materiels 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

Must 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

Blood draw
Electrocardiography
Patient data collection
Personal care
Point of care testing
Whole blood glucose testing
Turn & position
Mobilize patients
Infection control techniques
Safe patient handling

Location

Day (United States of America)

Work Type

Full-time

Salary/Compensations

$41,923.00 - $54,500.00

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.