Patient Care Associate C7 Peds 36 hours/week day shift

Department/Unit: Work Shift: Day (United States of America) The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) will work under the direction of the Registered Nurse. During the assigned work period, PCAs will collect patient data, complete personal care of the patient, perform point of care testing such as whole blood glucose, turn & position and/or mobilize patients, and assist with caring for the needs of assigned patients with a focus on progress toward discharge, including during transitions within the acute care stay. The Patient Care Assistant promotes the availability of resources for patient care through collaboration with Materiel’s Coordinators for use, stocking, and storage of supplies. The Patient Care Assistant participates in the creation and maintenance of a clean, orderly, and safe environment of care. PCAs may also be asked to provide assistance with patients requiring 1:1 observation. A. Mission, Core Values and Service Excellence: 1. Contributes to the creation of a compassionate and caring environment for patients, families and colleagues through displays of kindness and active listening. Recognizes and appreciates that each employee’s work is valuable and contributes to the success of the Mission. 2. Demonstrates excellence in daily work. Actively participates in performance and quality improvement activities and works toward enhancing customer/patient satisfaction. 3. Exhibits positive service excellence skills to patients, visitors and coworkers by greeting others in a friendly manner, keeping customers/patients/colleagues informed about progress, delays and changes. 4. Demonstrates effective teamwork by interacting in a positive manner with colleagues and creating a collaborative work environment. Initiates open communication, conveys positive intent, offers assistance. 5. Contributes to a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, colleagues by following established procedures and protocols, which address the needs of a diverse patient population and workforce. 6. Demonstrates stewardship by thoughtful and responsible use of resources including maintaining a clean and hospitable environment, starting work on time, displaying a consciousness regarding costs, supplies and department finances. 7. Demonstrates respect for individual differences of each person by acknowledging the essence of each person, appreciating, and responding to unique, spiritual, personal and cultural backgrounds of patients, families and colleagues. B. Direct Patient Care 1. Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient’s health or situation, including vital signs, height and weight, blood glucose, and food and fluid intake and output. 2. Collects specimens such as urine, sputum, and stool, and transports as necessary. 3. Reports abnormal findings to the RN and patient care team. 4. Participates in care planning and the nursing report process. 5. Incorporates patient/family rights to participate in decision making about their care. 6. Utilizes standardized techniques for keeping patients and families informed. 7. Provides personal care to patients including bathing, oral care, and skin care. 8. Assists the patient with eating and hydration, grooming, dressing, and toileting. 9. Incorporates safe patient handling into basic restorative care such as ambulation, range of motion, positioning, alignment, and use of assistive and prosthetic devices. 10. Employs strategies to promote a clean, orderly, and safe environment. 11. Demonstrates standard and transmission-based precautions and infection control techniques. 12. Transports patients via stretcher, wheelchair, bed, isolette, crib, or escorts to various areas within the Hospital. 13. Transports equipment, supplies, patient belongings, pharmaceuticals and specimens to and from other departments, as requested. 14. Assists with ordering supplies and equipment; maintains designated par levels of supplies in collaboration with Materiel Coordinators. 15. Provides 1:1 patient observation as assigned. 16. Provides details related to patient progress toward the achievement of goals and outcomes to the RN. 17. Receives report of critical laboratory values and relays to the RN in a timely manner. 18. Documents all care in the patient record. C. Patient Safety 1. Supports a system that encourages the identification and analysis of errors and near misses in the context of a safety culture. 2. Participates in departmental safety inspections to assure compliance with hospital safety standards as assigned. 3. Is aware of and compliant with all hospital and regulatory agency safety goals and objectives as well as limitations of unlicensed assistive care. Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center! Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Albany Med is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Med offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including: Excellent health care coverage with lower copays at most Albany Med providers. A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Med offers a full range outpatient and inpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 trauma center, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Med partners with Columbia Memorial Health, Saratoga Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital to form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.