Fay Patient Care Assistant **PRN-As needed**

About the role

The PCA provides compassionate personal care and support services under the supervision of a registered nurse that assists the patient in the achievement of physical and emotional comfort and healing.

Responsibilities

• Measures and records intake and output
• Measures and records vital signs, 02 Saturation, weight and height
• Positions patients; lifts and turns patients
• Applies/utilizes special equipment
• Ambulates the patient
• Pre-operative and post-operative care
• Applies/removes anti-embolism stockings and SCD devices
• Perineal care; vaginal irrigations (non-sterile) and sitz baths
• Non-medicated enemas
• Application of heat and cold
• Care of the incontinent patients
• Skin care to the immobilized patient
• Emptying of colostomy bags
• Placing patients on cardiac monitors
• Collects, labels, and transports lab specimens
• Documents care provided according to policies and procedures
• Applies safety principles when performing care such as ambulation of patients, transferring patients, assisting with normal range of motion and positioning
• Participates in economical utilization of supplies and ensures that equipment and nursing units are maintained in a clean, safe manner
• Consistently performs basic care requirements such as rounding, use of AIDET, applying the “4 Ps” (Pain, Position, Potty, Proximity of items); prompt response to patient needs; performance of hand hygiene; use of two patient identifiers, etc.
• Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement

Qualifications

• Approved previous experience in giving patient care or completion of in-service education classes required
• High school education or equivalent required
• Candidates with patient care experience, those currently enrolled in a nursing program or those with prior customer service experience are preferred
• BLS required or must be obtained within 90 days of hire date
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English