Patient Care Associate - Nursing 9A - Mount Sinai West - Full Time Nights 11p-7a

About the role

The Patient Care Associate plays a crucial role in the clinical care team, supporting registered nurses in various patient care activities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to perform clinical/technical/service/administrative tasks
• Performs and records patient’s vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature and respirations
• Documents intake and output and other data as assigned
• Obtains patient’s rating on pain scales as a fifth vital sign in all areas except Pediatrics
• Performs and assists with clinical procedures, such as specimen collection including blood glucose, venipuncture, EKG, application of compression devices, post-mortem care, and maintenance of skin integrity
• Sets up for selected procedures and assists RN’s accordingly
• Assists patient with activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing and/or toileting
• Orients Patients to clinical environment
• Ambulates and assists with mobility as needed
• Maintains a safe, clean and functional environment, including ensuring for the comfortable movement of the patient
• Performs on-to-one observation or close observation status of patients, e.g. safety, elopement risk, or suicide prevention
• Maintains “isolation status” for patients under direction of an RN and according to set procedures
• Performs scheduled hourly care checks/rounding on patients with emphasis on caring for toileting needs, comfort, and positioning and pain awareness
• Notifies RN if rounding has not been completed
• Utilizes Vocera system/Mount Sinai phone according to sign in/sign out protocol where activated
• Performs other duties as assigned, including generating reports
• Greets visitors and answers telephones promptly and courteously
• Escorts visitors to appropriate area, when necessary
• Provides information as appropriate
• Answers Patient Call System and refers calls to appropriate staff
• Maintains a safe, clean and functional environment, including removing trash and bringing physical plant and equipment problems to the attention of the managers
• Transports patients to stretchers or wheelchairs, as required
• Delivers and collects trays and bedside, delivers flowers to patients
• Strips units/cubicles
• Performs emergency clean-up
• Performs emergency transport
• Performs discharge bed making
• Transport specimens
• Updates communication board/discharge log
• Assembles medical records
• Updates Admission/Transfer/Discharge System/Processes
• Maintains supplies and care of equipment
• Organizes and manages patient care activities
• Participates in the department’s performance improvement activities
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information
• Observes the Health Care System’s compliance policies

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (graduate or equivalent)
• Certificate of completion of a medical assistant/patient care assistant program/equivalent with skills in venipuncture and EKG
• Interpersonal skills to communicate and collaborate effectively with other members of the Specialty Service
• Documentation of Medical Assistant/Patient Care Associate training
• Three to nine months of healthcare experience preferred
• Ability to set priorities, problem solve, use proper judgement in difficult situations and be flexible
• Sufficient oral and writing skills in the English language in order to communicate effectively
• Physical stamina and manual dexterity to perform a variety of tasks and skills in the area of assignment
• American Heart Association Heartsaver or BLS Certification
• SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai West, BCW - Nursing 9A M-S Rvt - WST, Mount Sinai West

Skills

None specified in the job description.

Benefits

None specified in the job description.

Pay

$27.8502 - $29.8773 Hourly

Schedule

Not specified in the job description.