Patient Care Associate

1 month ago


New York, United States G.A.S. Global Full time

Opportunity Details

Patient Care Associate

JOB-10040540

Anticipated Start Date

Location

NY

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Patient Care Associate. Under direct supervision of a licensed Nurse or other professional medical staff in a health care setting, performs a variety of clerical and health-related duties associated with patient care; performs related work.

Job Description

Checks vital signs, weights, and measures patients, obtains specimens and records findings on patient’s chart. Instructs patients on how to obtain specimens for laboratory testing and performs basic specimen screening testing through dipstick and hemoccult. Prepares collected specimens for pick-up by labeling and preparing required form(s). Picks-up lab results. Performs vision and hearing testing and simple urinalysis. Administers emergency first aid, including basic life support procedures. Performs simple first aid such as dressing changes, bandaging, and cleansing of wounds, irrigation and cleansing of ears. Prepares patient for examination and assists medical provider during examination by providing necessary supplies/equipment. Prepares examining room for examination including cleaning and sterilizing instruments and equipment. Informs patients on proper preparation for various medical testing. Conducts interview of client to obtain routine personal and medical information and appropriate health history. Maintains, completes, processes and files patients’ charts, appropriate forms and documents. Reports observations of patient to medical staff caring for patient to ensure professional assessment. Answers routine inquiries of patients in person or via telephone and makes appropriate referrals. Participates in informing patients and their families of health care services and achieving healthful, safe living. Maintains inventory of the unit’s equipment stock and supplies. Works effectively as a team member in the delivery of care and assists in the orientation of new employees. Directs and escorts patients to other hospital departments and/or facilities, as needed. Coordinates efforts of various clinic and facility departments in scheduling and rebooking appointments through manual and/or automated systems and enters pertinent patient information into hospital data systems. Obtains blood specimens for laboratory testing by performing venipuncture and/or fingerstick testing. Operates electrocardiograph equipment to record electrical wave tracing of the electrical currents of the heart muscle.

Skills Required

2 years experience required.

Education/Training/Certifications

AHA BLS High school diploma or its educational equivalent; Completion of a NYS Department of Health prescribed training program for Phlebotomy, satisfactory to the Laboratory Director; Completion of a health care setting-based training program in the performance of electrocardiographs Electrocardiogram Phlebotomist Certificate

Additional Requirements

Malpractice Insurance - All clinical workers are required to have active individual Medical Malpractice.A copy must be provided prior to start of assignment. All clinical workers licensed by the state of NY are required to provide.

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