Patient Care Associate - Neuro Med/Surg PT Days - Penn Presbyterian

Patient Care Associate - Neuro Med/Surg PT Days - Penn Presbyterian

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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) has an outstanding opportunity for a PCA PT Day Neuro Med/Surg to join the Wright Saunders 5 team and work alongside some of the best medical providers in Philadelphia.

PPMC, the Philadelphia region's top Level 1 Trauma Center, has an outstanding record of medical accomplishments, placing our patients at the core of everything we do. The "how" is important to us how we treat our patients and each other, how we raise the bar every day to achieve excellence and how we contribute to the health of the community around us. PPMC has a community feel but is also part of the larger academic and research-based institution that is Penn Medicine. By joining PPMC, you get the best of both worlds and a genuine commitment to your professional growth and development.

Summary:

The Patient Care Associate provides administrative and clinical support, and works under the direct supervision of a registered nurse with whom they are regularly teamed to deliver optimal patient care through the use of the nursing processes.

Accountabilities:

• Communicates with patients, families, physicians, unit nursing personnel and all hospital personnel in an accurate and courteous manner. This includes contract services staff and ancillary support services.
• Communicates pertinent patient care needs and information to the Registered Nurse and/or Charge Nurse in a timely manner.
• Reports to the nurse when further direction is needed regarding patient care assignment and accepts delegation of tasks as assigned.
• Initiates and maintains open communication with team and nurse manager, and works in a cooperative manner with team.
• Participates and demonstrates an awareness of Entity and Departmental wide initiatives for Patient and Employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities.
• Validation of annual competencies required for the position.
• Performs selected procedures or assists with treatments and procedures as detailed on skills checklist and according to PPMC'S policies and procedures.
• Maintains and utilizes unit supplies in cost-effective manner, as needed.
• Responds with flexibility to the needs of the unit.
• Collaborates with the registered nurse to plan, implement, and evaluate the plan of care.
• Documents observations and care rendered on the patient, and records information in a timely and accurate manner (flow sheets, admission sheet).
• Handles patient's valuables and personal belongings according to PPMC's Policies and Procedures.
• Maintains knowledge of unit quality indicators and actively participates in quality goals.
• Performs daily glucose monitoring quality control.
• Safely transports and transfers the patient.
• Optimizes patient's mobility.
• Maintains a clean and safe environment in patient care areas to include patient rooms, utility rooms, kitchen, hallways, and nursing stations.
• Adheres to PPMC's policies as it pertains to utilizing restraints and safety/falls policies
• Accurately documents patient's vital signs, records I & O and reports and/or records observation rounds per PPMC's policies and procedures.
• Performs patient 1:1 observations and documents according to PPMC's policies and procedures.
• Respects each patient's/customers personal dignity, right to privacy, and confidentiality.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care/service based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients/customers served in assigned area.
• Performs administrative duties including but not limited to answering phones, responding to patient call bells, creating and maintaining patient's files, obtaining patient's consents and ordering office supplies.

Credentials Required:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support through AHA
• Certified Nurse Aid

Education or Equivalent Experience Required:

• H.S. Diploma/GED
• CNA certification in PA or nursing student who has successfully completed a clinical rotation in their ASN/BSN nursing program.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.