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Patient Care Associate-Flexstaff ($30/hr Per Diem) (Peconic Bay Medical Center)

Northwell Health

At Northwell Health, our 74,000-plus healthcare heroes are raising the standard of care for all in the New York Metro area.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

  • Assists with the unit’s admission and discharge processes.
  • Establishes good interpersonal relationships with families/visitors and hospital staff.
    • Reports vital information to all levels of the healthcare team, as needed.
    • Conveys needed information to patients and visitors.
    • Maintains good communication with co-workers for proper team functioning.
    • Communicates pertinent patient observations to members of the health care team.
  • Performs direct patient care as assigned for designated group of patients.
    • Obtains and documents patient vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, respirations, pulse, weight, and height) using appropriate equipment.
    • Apprises the Registered Nurse and health care team of any observed significant changes in the patient’s condition.
    • Communicates written and verbal information.
    • Responds to patient requests and/or call light.
    • Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families in accordance with hospital standards.
    • Functions in an emergency situation as a team member with guidance from supervisory personnel.
    • Assists with restrained patients according to established policy.
  • Performs grade I and II decubitus care, as directed.
  • Performs activities of daily living appropriate to patient’s condition.
    • Uses proper body mechanics, obtains help and/or uses appropriate equipment when lifting, moving or transferring patients from bed to chair, putting them on stretchers and assisting them into wheelchairs.
  • Performs delegated patient care procedures.
  • Obtains and labels specimens, and performs certain diagnostic tests consistent with established procedures, as directed.
  • Performs phlebotomy procedures.
  • Performs telemetry and electrocardiograms, as directed.
  • Uses clinical knowledge in the care and management of patients based on diagnoses and the unit assigned.
  • Performs related duties, as required.
  • *ADA Essential Functions

    Job Qualifications:

    • High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
    • Nursing Assistant Certificate with proficiency in performing EKG and Phlebotomy, required.
    • Minimum one (1) year of direct patient care experience, required.
    • BLS Certified by AHA

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    Patient Care Associate-Flexstaff (/hr Per Diem) (Peconic Bay Medical Center)

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    At Northwell Health, our 74,000-plus healthcare heroes are raising the standard of care for all in the New York Metro area.

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