Patient Care Assistant (PCA) - Full Time - Nights

PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT (PCA) FT - NIGHTS

Position Summary:

Provide basic patient care to promote the comfort, cleanliness & safety of all patients including neonate thru geriatric. Duties typically assigned by Registered Nurse (RN).

Essential Functions (Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities):

1 Obtain vital signs & accurately document.

2. Record Intake & Output & document meal intake.

3. Perform general hygiene care as needed which may include bathing, changing linens, oral hygiene & dressing patients.

4. Make rounds on assigned patients at least every 2 hours & as needed.

5. Provide safe environment for patient & follow guidelines for Fall Risk patients.

6. Reposition patients every 2 hours or as assigned by the RN or as patient care requires.

7. Promptly answer call lights.

8. Other tasks as assigned by the RN

Additional Duties, Tasks, Responsibilities & Expectations:

• Comply with all hospital policies & procedures (P&P) as applicable for position including employee handbook, department & administrative P&P, goals & objectives for self, department & performance improvement, safety, compliance program, accreditation & survey standards, HIPAA & confidentiality & infection control.
• Provide exceptional customer service to all external (patients, families, etc.) & internal (co-workers, other departments, physicians, etc.) customers.
• Participate in staff meetings & serve on hospital committees/teams as appropriate.
• Perform work in effective, organized, accountable & competent manner.
• Be respectful, courteous & caring in all interactions with others and display a positive attitude.
• Demonstrate initiative & ownership in performance of duties & be self-starter.
• Pass competency & proficiency testing as required by department or hospital.
• Adapt to changing work assignments & comfortable serving diverse community.
• Keep knowledge & skills current via education activities, in-services & other training & keep certification(s) current, if any.
• Promote nursing & hospital services in service delivery area.
• Function well under stressful conditions involving patients, family, physicians, other departments & entities, workload, etc.
• Report or update nurses or manager on patient care issues or problems to correct or monitor.
• Maintain home &/or message telephone & "fill-in" for other staff as required.
• Perform related duties including assignment to other units/offices as required.

Shift: Nights 7:00 pm - 7:00 am. Schedule varies.

Experience: CNA certification and BLS required.

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