Patient Care Associate (PCA)

About the role

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Patients will receive care that meets their individual needs in all patient settings.

Responsibilities

• Support patients before and after procedures
• Absorb vital signs and report changes to the nursing team
• Transport patients throughout the department
• Prepare patient rooms and turn over recovery spaces
• Assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges
• Answer call lights and support patient communication
• Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized environment

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Previous clerical experience (preferably in a healthcare setting)
• Medical terminology is preferred
• Ability to read and write at level 8, as documented on "Invest"
• An ability to set appropriate priorities and organize workflow
• An ability to concentrate and pay attention to detail during frequent interruptions
• Strong interpersonal skills are necessary to interface with support and professional staff and patients

Skills

• Reliable and dependable
• Compassionate and patient-centered
• A team player who enjoys helping others
• Eager to learn new clinical skills
• Comfortable in a fast-paced healthcare environment

Benefits

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) places great value on being a diverse and inclusive community. BILH and the Department of {insert hiring department} are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients in the communities that we serve. We believe in equal access to quality care, as well as employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum or human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of group and individual identity and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Pay

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

Work Environment

This role is based in a busy hospital setting and includes direct patient care, frequent standing and walking, and assisting with patient movement while following all hospital safety and infection prevention guidelines.

Pay Range

$20.00 - $26.92