PCA I-Inpatient, Float Pool

1 week ago


Worcester, Massachusetts, United States UMass Memorial Health Care Full time
Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Schedule Details:
Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday), Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled

Hours:

Shift:

  • Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:
24


This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities.

Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve.

We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

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Major Responsibilities:

  • Provides clear, timely communication to the RN regarding observations and changes seen in patient/s. Examples, but not limited to changes in skin condition, vital signs, and/or mental status.
  • Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe environment. Works to utilize interventions to de-escalate patients and if unsuccessful participates in restraints in accordance with training and education as directed.
  • Assists patient with daily living activities such as personal hygiene, ambulating, meals and nourishment.
  • Assists in moving, lifting, positioning and transporting patients by utilizing proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all work-related activities.
  • Maintains patient safety by performing patient safety checks, utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed, and following the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.
  • Takes and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and pulse oximetry). Measures and records patients' weights and heights.
  • Performs EKGs, Point of Care (POC) tests and bladder scanning. Collects, labels and prepares specimens for transport to lab. Performs other selected unit specific procedures, such as battery changes for telemetry units, checking status of unit equipment, cleaning equipment between patients and proper storage of supplies.
  • Assists RN/Licensed Independent Practitioner with treatments and procedures by preparing patient, obtaining equipment and supplies, helping to position patient, providing the patient with emotional support, and cleaning up equipment and supplies following the treatment and/or procedure.
  • Observes, measures, records oral food and fluid intake. Refills tube feeding bags as directed. Empties and records output, as approved, from a variety of sources, e.g., foley catheter, ostomy appliances and drainage systems. Performs ostomy care on established ostomate patients as directed.
  • Assists with patient admissions, transfers and discharge procedures.
  • Replenishes patient and unit supplies and equipment.
  • Answers telephone using appropriate telephone etiquette. Takes and relays messages. Utilizes intra-departmental communication systems, such as pagers, intercom, as directed.
  • Complies with center-wide policies and with nursing department and unit-based policies, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Attends staff meetings and in-service programs as required or directed. Keeps current with hospital and unit changes by reading communication boards and/or books, bulletin boards, posted notices, reads and responds to UMMHC e mails on a regular basis.
  • Participates in unit-based quality improvement initiatives.
  • Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

  • Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
  • Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
  • Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
  • Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
  • Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
  • Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
  • Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.

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Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

  • Minimum of a high school education or GED
  • Current Basic Life Support or Heart Saver certification.

Experience/Skills:

Required:

  • Demonstrated clinical experience doing similar work in a clinical setting or other certification required.
  • Must be able to read, write and communicate in English in a clear and concise manner.
  • Must utilize proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all work-related activities.
  • Must have strong interpersonal skills to gather information from individuals, build relationships that support collaborative work within the department and across the organization and provide exceptional service to patients.
  • Must have proven interpersonal skills to provides respectful, culturally and age-appropriate communication with patients, staff, family, visitors and others.
  • Must have proven problem-solving abilities for routine situations and requests assistance from identified resources when more direction is needed.
  • Must be able to remain calm when under stress or in emergency situations.

Preferred:

  • Prior inpatient/outpatient care experience or clinical care training.
  • Medical Terminology and computer skills


Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

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Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.


Hand dexterity, hearing and vision ability to take direction from a patient or provider, adjust equipment, observe and describe patient observations.

Must be able to lift, up to 50 pounds.


Work is of heavy demand, standing and walking most of the time with the possibility of pushing heavy equipment and bending frequently.


Hours:

  • 3 x 8-hr shifts per week.
  • Work every other weekend and every other holiday.
  • Shift is
  • Share Union
* $3,000 sign on bonus Your talent acquisition consultant will discuss with you the details as well as your eligibility for the sign on bonus during the recruitment process.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.


We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other.


Our six Standards of Respect are:
Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind.

If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.


As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.


If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.



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