PCA All Shifts/Hours Med/Surg

2 weeks ago

Newton, United States Partners Healthcare System Full time

Job Summary:

Under the direction of a registered/licensed nurse (RN), the Patient Care Associate (PCA) as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team assists in clinical support functions to promote a safe, compassionate patient care environment.

Essential Functions:

* Assists with meeting direct patient care needs
* Consistently fosters a healing environment with respect and kindness demonstrating respect for all individuals with sensitivity to cultural diversity
* Contributes to the plan of care through ongoing communication with the RN
* Assists with patient data and specimen collection
* Assists with equipment preparation and set up
* Supports a Culture of Safety by providing a safe and comfortable patient/family experience where risks are reduced and/or eliminated, by performing the following:
* Completes hourly patient care rounds, anticipating patient needs proactively
* Maintains patient and family privacy and confidentiality
* Responds to patient and family requests, including answering patient call lights in a timely manner
* Seeks registered nurse assistance to meet patient/family needs when necessary.
* Communicates in a respectful manner with all members of the interdisciplinary team
* Monitors patient and environment for safety concerns and immediately reports changes to RN/licensed nurse
* Maintains a safe and clean patient care environment
* Follows Infection Prevention Practices

§ Proper hand washing demonstrated 100% of the time

§ Utilizes two patient identifiers for proper patient identification prior to all specimen collections

* Follows Safe Patient Handling principles to maintain safety for both patients and staff
* Documents aspects of care on approved forms or electronic medical record
* Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary team to meet patient/family and unit/department needs
* Proactively provides assistance to others
* Performs delegated responsibilities and demonstrates willingness to adapt to changing unit demands
* Provides care appropriate to age group of patients on assigned unit(s) as described in the relevant unit profiles
* In collaboration with the Nursing Manager/Director and Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nursing Practice Specialist/Nursing Professional Development Specialist, identifies and meets learning needs, including:
* Completes annual required training
* Updates knowledge through periodic in-services
* Other duties as assigned

Direct Patient Care:

* Assists with activities of daily living (i.e. personal hygiene/grooming, bathing/showering, toileting, dressing, and functionality/mobility)
* Sets up food trays and assist patients with meals as indicated
* Performs preventative skin care
* Assists patients with positioning, turning, mobilization, ambulation, passive and active range of motion per plan of care
* Applies/removes pneumatic sequential compression sleeves
* Adheres to standard precautions
* Adheres to hand hygiene guidelines
* Assists with admission/discharge process
* Provides safe patient transportation
* Orients patients and families/visitors to surroundings
* Ensures safekeeping of patient valuables including packing and storing
* Checks patients for ID bands, and notifies nurse if replacement is needed

Patient Data and Specimen Collection:

* Utilizes 2 patient identifiers for proper patient identification prior to all specimen collections
* Obtains and records vital signs, pulse oximetry and non-invasive B/P and immediately reports changes to RN/licensed nurse
* Performs blood glucose testing

Equipment:

* Retrieves equipment from other areas
* Cleans equipment between patient use
* Follows equipment management protocols on assigned unit for patient use:

o Cardiac monitors

o Portable oxygen cylinder

o Nasal cannula/face mask

o Pulse oximeter and probe

o Suction canister-liner system

o Patient lifting equipment

o Scales: Standing/Chair/Wheelchair

* Provides a Safe and Comfortable Patient/Family experience
* Adheres to service excellence standards during care provision with respectful, courteous, culturally sensitive care
* Responds to call lights in a timely manner and prioritizes call light response appropriately
* Participates in hourly rounding per unit protocol
* Provides constant observation for patients at risk for injury in person or virtually
* Reapplies soft restraints/roll belt per unit protocol
* Uses principles of Safe Patient Handling

Documentation on Approved Forms and in Medical Record

* Records intake of fluids and food
* Records height and weight
* Records output of urine, stool, vomitus, and drain output
* Records vital signs, pulse oximetry and noninvasive BPs
* Records blood glucose results

Certification as a CNA, PCT, MA, EMT or commensurate experience required, unless incumbent is currently enrolled in, and successfully completes, the NWH Patient Care Associate Training Program, or is a nursing student who has completed her/his fundamentals of nursing with a clinical component (clinical rotation or simulation lab). For nursing students hired as PCAs, strongly prefer nursing students enrolled in BSN programs or direct-entry Masters' programs

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