Patient Care Assoc-beh Hlt Svc
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**About NYC Health + Hospitals**:
Kings County Hospital Center has a rich legacy for its pioneering role in medicine. Today, with over 625 beds, our hospital remains on the cutting edge of technology and provides the most modern procedures with state-of-the-art equipment. Built in 1831 as a one room infirmary for publicly supported care of the sick, Kings County Hospital Center continues to be a leading healthcare facility whose mission is to provide care to everyone regardless of their ability to pay. The hospital provides a wide range of health services, and specialties are offered in all fields of modern medicine. More than 200 clinics provide a wide array of ambulatory care services.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
**Work Shifts**:
**Tour II: 8:00 A.M - 4:30 P.M**
**SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**PURPOSE OF POSITION**
Under direct supervision of a licensed nurse, perform activities a procedure of a non-professional nature in direct/indirect care of patients including clerical duties.
**AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Prepare patients for examination by performing assigned procedures such as temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight and measurements, and assists in the examination process.
- Prepares patient and/or examining room for examination, treatment and/or procedures. Cleans equipment. Places or positions patient on table, bed, stretcher, wheelchair, if necessary.
- Maintains assembles and dismantles devices and equipment using patient care. Prepares and tests equipment for safe operation and transports various equipment and supplies as assigned.
- Changes exam table paper and keeps patient care area and supplies storage rooms/area in a nea1 and orderly fashion. Makes unit rounds, check for safety and security breaches, reports to nurse in charge.
- Assist in discharge procedures as directed by the nurse.
- Maintains, controls, completes, process and files patient charts, records visits and time and records on appropriate forms and documents in Soarian appointments and cancellations.
- Escorts ambulatory patients and transports non-ambulatory patients by wheelchair, stretcher, bed, including those intravenous apparatuses to all departments, clinics, diagnostic and therapeutic units, and other areas within facility and facility's affiliation hospital.
- Performs phlebotomy for blood sampling, POC glucose monitoring, and carries out procedure for recording EKGs, collects and delivers specimens, chart, regular and emergency requisition for diagnostic tests and treatment; and perform other messenger duties, as required.
- Maintains clinical competence by attending continuing education programs.
**Duties & Responsibilities**:
1. Checks vital signs, weighs, and measures patients, obtains specimens and records findings on patient’s chart.
2. Instructs patients on how to obtain specimens for laboratory testing and performs basic specimen screening testing through dipstick and hemocult.
3. Prepares collected specimens for pick-up by labeling and preparing required form(s).
4. Performs vision and hearing testing and simple urinalysis.
5. Administers emergency first aid, including basic life support procedures.
6. Performs simple first aid such as dressing changes, bandaging and cleansing of wounds, irrigation and cleansing of ears.
7. Prepares patient for examination and assists medical provider during examination by providing necessary supplies/equipment.
8. Prepares examination room including cleaning and disinfecting of instruments and equipment.
9. Informs patients on proper preparation for various medical testing.
10. Interviews patient to obtain routine personal and medical information and appropriate health history.
11. Maintains, completes, processes and files patients’ charts, appropriate forms and documents.
12. Reports observations of patient to clinical staff caring for patient to ensure professional assessment.
13. Answers routine inquiries of patients in person or via telephone and makes appropriate referrals.
14. Provides information to patients and their families regarding health care services and the achievement of healthy, safe living.
15. Maintains inventory of the unit’s equipment stock and supplies.
16. Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees.
17. Directs and escorts patients to other departments and/or health care settings, as needed.
18. Coordinates efforts of various clinic and health care setting departments in scheduling and re-booking appointments through manual and/or automated systems and enters pertinent patient information into the Electronic Medical Record systems.
19. Obtains blood spe
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