Patient Care Associate

4 weeks ago


Everett, Massachusetts, United States Recruitics JB Full time
Job Description & Requirements
  • Specialty: Patient Care Tech
  • Discipline: Allied Health Professional
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • 40 hours per week
  • Shift: 8 hours, days
  • Employment Type: Staff

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. When determining base pay, we take a comprehensive approach that considers your skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other critical factors. The pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications, but it does not encompass all the elements that contribute to your total compensation package.

We're offering a generous sign-on bonus of $750 to welcome you to our team. Recognizing and valuing exceptional talent, we're eager to discuss the exciting details of this bonus during our interview process.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Carry out patient care plans as directed by a registered nurse.
  • Provide patient physical care, including bed baths, toileting, grooming, and changing bed linen, according to established guidelines.
  • Assist with patient general care, such as positioning, lifting, and turning, and using adaptive and transfer equipment, as per established guidelines.
  • Perform patient monitoring activities, such as vital signs and blood glucose, according to established guidelines.
  • Prepare patients for meals and assist with feeding as needed.
  • Perform patient rounds regularly and respond promptly to call lights to meet patients' needs.
  • Document patient care in a timely manner, adhering to established standards.
  • Organize patient rooms to maintain a clean and safe environment.
  • Collect and label specimens according to established procedures.
  • Provide mentoring and teaching to new nursing assistants to meet performance expectations.
  • Complete additional department, organization, or network activities as per established objectives.
  • Uphold Mass General Brigham's Organizational Values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Education/Degree Required: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required, unless the candidate holds a nursing assistant certification.
  • Experience/Certification Required: Recent experience and/or training in clinical patient care.
  • Preferred: Enrollment in a nursing, pre-med, or physician assistant undergraduate program, with a minimum of one semester of completed patient care rotations at the time of hire, or possession of a valid license, certification, or enrollment as a student in a nursing assistant, medical assistant, mental health technician, or EMT-accredited program at the time of hire.

Skills:

  • Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills in the English language.
  • Must demonstrate basic skills in math and computer science.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to perform, modify, and record all physical therapy skills with relevance to appropriate thoroughness and sequencing.
  • Healthcare Provider CPR certification required.
  • Knowledge of DPH/OEMS regulations.

Work Environment:

  • Work Environment: Activity Amount of Time Spent None 1 - 25% % % Over 75%
  • Outdoor weather conditions X
  • Extreme cold (non-weather) X
  • Work in high place(s) X
  • Work in confined space(s) X
  • Risk of electrical shock X
  • Risk of radiation exposure X
  • Exposure to blood borne pathogens X
  • Flammable/explosive gases X
  • Toxic / caustic chemicals X
  • Dust or other irritants X
  • Grease or oils X
  • Hazardous specimens X
  • Exposure to lab animals X
  • Infectious / contagious disease X
  • Cleaning agents/chemicals X
  • Hot equipment X
  • Noisy equipment X
  • Humid or wet conditions (non-weather) X
  • Other X

Lifting/Carry Requirements:

  • No Lifting required
  • No Carrying required
  • Number of pounds Amount of Time 1 - 25% % % Over 75%
  • Lift Carry Lift Carry Lift Carry Up to 10 pounds X X Up to 25 pounds X X Up to 50 pounds X Up to 100 pounds X Over 100 pounds X

Push/Pull Requirements:

  • No Pushing required
  • No Pulling required
  • Number of pounds Amount of Time 1 - 25% % % Over 75%
  • Push Pull Push Pull Push Pull Push Pull Up to 10 pounds X X Up to 25 pounds X X Up to 50 pounds X X Up to 100 pounds X X Over 100 pounds X X

Physical Activity Requirements:

  • Activity Amount of Time Spent None 1 - 25% % % Over 75%
  • Stand X
  • Walk X
  • Sit X
  • Use of hands requiring fine motor skills and sense of touch X
  • Move / rotate / bend wrist(s) X
  • Type / use keyboard or other data entry device X
  • Reach with hands & arms X
  • Climb stairs X
  • Climb ladder or other equipment X
  • Drive / operate motor vehicle X
  • Balance X
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, crawl X
  • Speak X
  • Hear X
  • Taste X
  • Smell X
  • Touch X
  • Other X

Vision Requirements:

  • Vision Requirement Always called upon in job Sometimes called upon in job Rarely called upon in job Close vision X Distance vision X Color vision X Peripheral vision X Depth perception X Ability to adjust focus X Other X

Safety Equipment Used:

  • Safety eye glasses X
  • Gowns X
  • Filter lens (welding/soldering) Scrubs X Face shields X Boots Ear plugs or Mufflers Hard hat Surgical mask / dust mask X Coveralls Self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) Gloves X Other X

Level of Noise:

  • Very quiet Quiet Moderate X Loud Very loud


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