What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Assistant position at Pride Health?
Job Title: Patient Care Associate - Psychiatry
Location: New York, NY 10002
Shift: Day / Evening / Night
Duration: 2 Months
Pay Range: $25 to $28/Hour.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 2 years’ experience working in law enforcement, Nursing or Psychiatric/Behavioral Health; or with Mental Health Population, Counseling, Group Family Dynamics.
- Venipuncture experience
- EKG skills
Education:
- High School or GED
Required Certifications & Licensure:
- Certificate of Medical Assistant training
- BLS (American Heart Assoc.)
- EKG
- CPI or PMCS
Job Description:
- Functioned as a member of a multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive care to patients in an inpatient psychiatric unit, including admissions, orientations, and therapeutic interventions.
- Assisted with direct patient care tasks such as vital signs, EKGs, personal hygiene, specimen collection, and implementing nursing care plans.
- Led and co-led recreational and therapeutic patient activity groups, supporting individualized treatment goals.
- Supported discharge planning by coordinating transportation, family contact, and post-discharge arrangements, ensuring smooth transitions.
- Provided crisis intervention, including physical restraints, CPR, and seclusion/restraint care, while maintaining infection control standards.
“Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors”
Salary : $25 - $28
