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Patient Care Assistant

1 month ago


Cincinnati, United States UC Health Full time

Job Description

Location: UC Medical Center
Department: NICU
Hours: Part Time 24 hrs/week
Shift: 12 hr AM 7am-7pm

UC Health is hiring a Part-time PCA for the day shift to support NICU at UC Medical Center.

Level III NICU with a variety of complications, such as micro-prematurity at 23 weeks with numerous risk factors and comorbidities, feeder-growers, infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (opioid withdrawal).

About UC Medical Center

As the pioneering hospital of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati's academic health system, UC Medical Center has served greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care teams utilizing the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available. UC Medical Center has 725 licensed beds and more than 5,800 employees.

Unit Details
  • Opportunity to work with collaborative interdisciplinary teams - L&D, 3NW, SW, lactation, Therapy, Peds. Great environment for those wanting to use this experience as a stepping stone or further their education.
  • Diverse patient population - We work in a learning environment with high risk/complicated, diverse patient backgrounds. We have the opportunity to care for both High risk Antepartum and Postpartum patients, each shift comes with new interesting challenges where we utilize those collaborative teams to provide the best patient care.
Responsibilities

The Patient Care Assistant provides basic direct patient care as delegated by clinical professional personnel in accordance with delegation law and rules and current education. The PCA maintains an orderly, clean, and safe environment for patients and visitors.

Patient Population - (Clinical Only)
  • Engages in population appropriate communication.
  • Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
  • Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
  • Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
  • Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
  • Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
  • Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
  • Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from unique psychological needs or those associated with religious/cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication, or operates equipment safely.
  • Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.
Patient Care
  • Provides all patient care in a manner that is culturally-based and age-specific.
  • Measures vital signs, records observation of skin integrity, intake & output, height & weight (bedside or w/c scale); reports all changes including mental status.
  • Specimen collection: routine urine, clean catch urine, 24-hour urine, collection of self-expectorant sputum.
  • Assists with activities of daily living (ADL's), skin care, tube and catheter care, turning, positioning, transfer and ambulating, range of motion (ROM), hot and cold compresses.
  • Provides hygiene and comfort measures including bathing/showering, Pericare.
  • Changes linens as needed.
  • Empties drainage bags and records outputs, disposes of bodily fluids/waste.
  • Utilizes patient care equipment such as manual/hydraulic/electronic lift/hoyer lift/bed scale.
  • Removes and reapplies splints, braces, cervical collars, skin and skeletal traction, anti-embolic stockings.
  • Performs post-mortem care.
  • Distributes and removes food trays, sets up meal trays, prepares patient for meals, assists and/or feeds patient, assists with menu selection, records calorie counts, provides snacks and fluids, monitors head of bed (HOB) with patients receiving tube feedings.
  • Assists with turning, coughing and deep breathing; provides follow-up to incentive spirometry; reapplies O2 cannula/mask, provides portable oxygen tank for transport.
  • May perform EKG's, mobile care phlebotomy (MCP), and blood glucose.
Communication
  • Communicates patient observations to RN timely and appropriately.
  • Orients patients and visitors to room and unit and updates the white boards appropriately.
  • Records measurements and patient data.
  • Documents treatments and procedures performed.
  • Responds to and utilizes nurse call system.
  • Reception and phone duties, as directed.
  • Retrieves information from the computer.
Environment
  • Facilitates the maintenance of a clean, safe and organized environment for patients and coworkers.
  • Removes equipment when no longer in use to appropriate area for cleaning.
  • Re-orders and stocks materials as necessary.
  • Reports maintenance issues.
Teamwork
  • Participates in patient admission, transfer and discharge.
  • Demonstrates helpfulness, cooperation and respect for team members in pursuit of unprecedented patient care.
  • Other duties as delegated
Safety Measures
  • Ensures call lights are within reach of patients.
  • Answers call lights promptly.
  • Ensures placement of patient identification bands.
  • Ensures that side rails and restraints are applied for patient safety and per policy.
  • Uses proper body mechanics and universal precautions.
Qualifications

Minimum Required: High School Diploma or GED required. LICENSE & CERTIFICATION: None required. Minimum Required: 0-6 Months of experience required. Preferred: 1 - 2 Years equivalent experience.

  • Trained and maintains proficiency in AHA CPR and patient care skills. Completes unit-specific hospital safety education.
  • One of the following criteria is required for this role:
  • State Tested Nursing Aide Training; Acute Medical Surgical Training or Hospital Specific Training.
  • May be a student from an accredited RN program that has successfully completed a medical surgical rotation or another acute care rotation.

If candidates do not have either of the initial two requirements, the candidate must successfully complete the UC Health competency training for PCA's and additional orientation before being permitted to care for patients.

Join our team as a PCA in our NICU department and work alongside the best and brightest clinical teams collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.