What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Associate (PCA) - Psychiatry position at Mount Sinai Beth Israel?
Details
Client Name
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Job Type
Travel
Offering
Allied
Profession
Patient Care Technicians
Specialty
Patient Care Associate
Job ID
30829280
Job Title
Patient Care Associate (PCA) - Psychiatry
Weekly Pay
945.5
Shift Details
Shift
Day - 7x5 - 08AM
Scheduled Hours
Job Order Details
Start Date
03 / 24 / 2025
End Date
05 / 24 / 2025
Duration
9 Week(s)
Job Description
Job Title : Patient Care Associate (PCA)
Job Specialty : Psychiatry
Job Duration : 9 months
Shift : 7AM - 3 : 15PM, Weekend and Holiday availability required
Guaranteed Hours : 37.50 hours per week
Experience : If no Associate's degree : 2 years of experience in law enforcement, nursing, psychiatric / behavioral health, mental health population, counseling, or group family dynamics.
License : N / A
Certifications : BLS (American Heart Association), Certificate of Medical Assistant training, CPI or PMCS certification, SEL and SCR background checks
Must-Have : Knowledge and experience with Epic, Active CPI or PMCS certification prior to offer
Job Description :
- Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing a full range of services to patients admitted to the inpatient psychiatry service.
- Participate in patient admission and orientation to the inpatient unit.
- Assist patients with changing, search patients, secure valuables, review unit rules and regulations, and provide orientation to room and unit.
- Assist with preparation and updating of the Nursing Care Plan and Interdisciplinary Treatment Team Plan, and assist with therapeutic interventions.
- Perform selected direct care duties including therapeutic intervention, taking vital signs and other health-related data, simple dressing changes, collecting sputum, blood, and urine, conducting urine tests, and providing personal hygiene care.
- Assist with the provision of concrete services, such as transportation and obtaining clothes.
- Lead and co-lead various patient activity groups, both recreational and therapeutic.
- Assist with the preparation and implementation of discharge plans, including arranging transportation and maintaining contact with family / others to facilitate patient discharge.
- Act as patient escort both on and off the facility for various appointments and recreational outings as ordered.
- Intervene with physical restraints of violent / aggressive patients and assist with the care of patients in seclusion / restraint according to departmental policy.
- Initiate CPR when necessary and assist the nursing team in carrying out the Code 77 protocol.
- Practice and maintain infection control.
- Maintain an assigned patient caseload, providing ongoing supportive counseling to both the patient and family.
Client Details
Address
281 1st Ave.
City
New York City
State
Zip Code
10003
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