Patient Care Associate-Nursing-Mount Sinai West-Full-time 11pm-7:15am,EOW
Mount Sinai Health System
- Mount Sinai, NY
- $24.43-26.84 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsibilities
A. Clinical/Technical/Service
- Demonstrates the ability to perform clinical/technical/service/administrative tasks
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.
- Performs and records patient's vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature
- and respirations including pulse oximetry.
- 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 clinical procedures, such as specimen collection, venipuncture, fingersticks, 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. Assists patient with ambulation and all levels of mobilization.
- Assists with dietary functions, including delivering and collecting patient trays at bedside, passing menus to patients and assisting them with menu completion, mixing nutritional
- supplements, reporting variation in eating patterns to RN/Dietitian, and maintaining accurate
- and timely systems for transmission of patient dietary orders and changes
- Maintains a safe, clean and functional environment, including ensuring for the comfortable movement of the patient. Assists the patient in room maintenance, such as bed-stripping
- and trash removed, when necessary
- Performs Patient Observations as assigned: Constant/One-to-One observation or safety 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 rounding on patients with emphasis on caring for toileting needs, comfort, and positioning and pain awareness. Documents on rounding log. Notifies RN is rounding has not been completed.
- Utilizes Vocera system according to sign in/sign out protocol where activated
- Performs other duties as assigned, including generating reports
- Is open and responsive to the diverse backgrounds and experience of other people and promotes
- an environment that is sensitive to cultural diversity.
- Respects and values each patient's unique, individual needs, beliefs, and diversity and incorporates these into delivery of care.
- 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/bed areas after patient discharge
- 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
- Maintains supplies and care of equipment
- 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.
- Participates in the development of other staff members.
- Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements.
- Identifies learning strengths and needs
- Utilizes learning resources.
- 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 or equivalent
- 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. BLS Certification accepted.
Employer DescriptionStrength Through DiversityThe Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
- Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
- Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
- Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.