Position Title:
Pediatric Care Associate - PCA - Pediatric ICU (PICU) - Nights
Department:
Pediatric ICU
Job Description:
General Description: Serves as Health Unit Coordinator and Care Team Associate.
Essential Responsibilities:
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Under direct supervision of the RN and in collaboration with the patient and family, systematically and continually monitors the patient’s health status and implements the plan of care.
- Carries out physician and nursing orders as directed by the RN.
- Takes/records blood pressures, temperatures, pulse, and weighs patients.
- Performs blood glucose monitoring.
- Monitors intravenous infusions and transfusions as directed by RN.
- Sets up and discontinues telemetry monitor.
- Collects specimens as directed.
- Applies sterile dressings, removal of sutures, staples and/or drains. Performs all sterile procedures as assigned.
- Performs stomal irrigation and applies colostomy pouches.
- Performs oral and tracheostomy suctioning.
- Administers tube feedings to patients.
- Takes emergency actions as required.
- Performs all treatments and procedures as defined on initial skills checklist.
- Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient’s condition or behavior to RN.
- Transports patients to and from various treatment centers when necessary; assists transporters in moving patients in and out of stretchers and wheelchairs.
- Keeps the patient’s room in clean and orderly condition; makes beds, replaces soiled linen.
- Assists in restocking rooms with supplies and equipment as directed.
- Duties may be performed for one patient or more than one patient.
- When assigned to one patient, provides care, observes the patient, and does not leave the patient alone.
- Organizes, prepares, and maintains patient medical records and files.
- Ensures that documents are properly labeled, posted, and contain current information for billing purposes and medical record maintenance.
- Transcribes orders of physicians and nurses; keep nurses informed of any changes in orders relating to patient care; schedule tests, treatments and services required of ancillary departments.
- Provides receptionist type coverage for the area: handle routine patient calls, intercom pages, personal callers, route incoming mail and answer routine inquiries,
- Assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges by coordinating, notifying and following-up with the appropriate personnel.
- Maintains or arranges for repair of equipment.
- Works with medical records in obtaining medical charts for patients.
- Assists with inventory needs, ordering, stocking, and distribution of supplies.
General Responsibilities:
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education & Experience: Six (6) months experience in a healthcare setting OR completion of a health related vocational education course of at least 3 months OR completion of the first semester of clinical education in an associate or bachelor’s degree program for a health care discipline
Licensure/Certifications/Registrations Required: Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of basic nursing techniques and procedures.
- Ability to maintain effective working relations with others.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office tools
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