Patient Care Assistant

(Labor and Delivery Unit / Schedule Notes: 7:30 AM-4:00 PM and 3:30 PM-12:00 AM)

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as a Patient Care Associate. Under direct supervision of a licensed Nurse or other professional medical staff in a health care setting, performs a variety of clerical and health-related duties associated with patient care; performs related work.

Job Description

• Checks vital signs, weights and measures patients, obtains specimens and records findings on patient’s chart.
• Obtains blood specimens for laboratory testing by performing venipuncture and/or fingerstick testing.
• Operates electrocardiograph equipment to record electrical wave tracing of the electrical currents of the heart muscle.
• Instruct patients on how to obtain specimens for laboratory testing and performs basic specimen screening testing through dipstick and hemoccult.
• Prepares collected specimens for pick-up by labeling and preparing required form(s). Picks-up lab results.
• Performs vision and hearing testing and simple urinalysis.
• Administers emergency first aid, including basic life support procedures.
• Performs simple first aid such as dressing changes, bandaging and cleansing of wounds, irrigation and cleansing of ears.
• Prepares patient for examination and assists medical provider during examination by providing necessary supplies/equipment.
• Prepares examining room for examination including cleaning and sterilizing instruments and equipment.
• Conducts interviews of clients to obtain routine personal and medical information and appropriate health history.
• Maintains, completes, processes, and files patients’ charts, appropriate forms, and documents.
• Answers routine inquiries of patients in person or via telephone and makes appropriate referrals.
• Maintains inventory of the unit’s equipment stock and supplies.
• Directs and escorts patients to other hospital departments and/or facilities, as needed.
• Coordinates efforts of various clinic and facility departments in scheduling and rebooking appointments through manual and/or automated systems and enters pertinent patient information into hospital data systems.

Skills Required

• 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required

Education/Training/Certifications

• High school diploma or its educational equivalent.
• AHA BLS
• Completion of a NYS Department of Health prescribed training program for Phlebotomy, satisfactory to the Laboratory Director
• Completion of a healthcare setting-based training program in the performance of electrocardiographs

Additional Requirements

• Schedule Notes: 7:30 AM-4:00 PM and 3:30 PM-12:00 AM; Rotating weekends is a requirement, and workers must report as scheduled including holidays.

Pay Rate

• Up to $29.00 per hour based on experience

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law”.

JOB-10043587 / JOB-10043588