Patient Care Associate | Center for Perioperative Care | MGH

About the role

The Center for Operative Care (CPC) is a 33-bed unit where the Patient Care Associate (PCA) supports the multidisciplinary healthcare team in providing safe, compassionate, and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Performs vital signs, weights/heights, intake, and output measurements accurately and within established timeframes and/or as requested
• Completes all required documentation in the medical record
• Interacts effectively with patients and families
• Affords assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and toileting
• Affords assistance with turning, repositioning, and transferring between bed and wheelchair as needed
• Llistens to patient concerns and reports changes or concerns to nursing staff promptly

Requirements

• Experience working in patient care/elder care: 0-1 years preferred

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred
• Licenses and Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification preferred, Certified Medical Assistant (National Certification) preferred, Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (Massachusetts) preferred, Nursing Assistant (LNA – Massachusetts) preferred

Skills

• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions
• Strong patient/customer service skills
• Proficient computer skills and ability to navigate electronic medical records efficiently

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends
• Generous paid time off
• Subsidized MBTA pass (50% discount)
• Resources for childcare and emergency backup care
• Hospital-paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan
• Employee perks, including discounts on tickets, passes, and more
• Membership to the MGB Fitness Center

Pay

$20.58 - $26.58/Hourly Grade 3

Schedule

• Schedule Days: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM / 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Evenings: 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM / 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Mandatory weekend shifts every month
• Rotating holiday schedule