Patient Care Associate - Mount Sinai Brooklyn - 3 East/Progressive Care Unit - Full-time -Evening

About the role

The Patient Care Associate plays a crucial role in the clinical care team, focusing on patient care and support activities aimed at enhancing patient-focused care within specialty service areas.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a member of a multidisciplinary care team, providing comprehensive services to patients in assigned areas (inpatient units, emergency department, surgical services, ICU).
• Participates in patient admission and orientation, gathering and recording necessary data.
• Assists patients with changing, securing valuables, reviewing unit rules and regulations, and providing orientation to their room and unit.
• Maintains the nursing care plan, interdisciplinary treatment team plan, and implements therapeutic interventions as outlined.
• Performs direct care duties including therapeutic interventions, vital sign monitoring, specimen collection, personal hygiene, activities of daily living, performing procedures, EKGs, finger sticks, and participating in house-wide ambulation and shower programs.
• Organizes activities for multiple patients, communicates effectively, collaborates, and functions as part of a team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-2 years current experience as a Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), or Medical Assistant preferred, or relevant medical assistant, phlebotomy, finger-stick, and EKG skills.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association) required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude towards patients and families.