Patient Care Assistant: Compassionate Care Partner

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support Registered Nurses in delivering direct patient care across age groups. The role emphasizes teamwork, communication, and compassionate service aligned with UCSF PRIDE values.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, monitoring patient comfort and safety, noting vital signs, and supporting patient flow through admission, transfer, and discharge under supervision of the RN.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of working hands on in a healthcare environment.
• Ability to work effectively within a team.
• Ability to satisfactorily perform job duties as defined in the job description.
• Willingness to be taught/learn new skills.
• Ability to understand and communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations (addition and subtraction).
• Ability to organize and effectively set priorities.
• Knowledge of medical terminology appropriate to the responsibilities of the job is preferred.
• Ability to carry out duties of first responder in emergency situations.
• Successful completion of Medical Center Patient Care Assistant training.
• Basic computer skills.
• This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

Responsabilités

• Provides personal hygiene assistance such as bathing, mouth care, elimination needs, and changing bed linens.
• Responds to patients’ call lights promptly.
• Provides for patients’ comfort and safety; follows prescribed measures such as ambulating, positioning, range of motion exercises, side rails, special beds and restraints.
• Turns, moves, and transfers patients and/or equipment using principles of proper body mechanics.
• Assists patients with food needs, such as collecting menus, setting up meal trays, cutting food, and/or feeding.
• Records nutritional intake on appropriate records which may include selected patients on calorie count.
• Assists in admission, discharge, transfer, and transport of patients, personal belongings and equipment.
• Orients new patients to the room/unit.
• Organizes and prioritizes patient care tasks and assignments, considering each patient’s needs and preferences and overall unit activities.
• Assists with post-mortem care as assigned by the RN.
• Performs sitter/close observation responsibilities as assigned.
• Relates complete and pertinent information, observations, and care given to patients in verbal and written reports.
• Documents all procedures and care given in an accurate, legible, and properly signed manner.

Connaissances

Patient care

Description du poste

UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support Registered Nurses in delivering direct patient care across age groups. The role emphasizes teamwork, communication, and compassionate service aligned with UCSF PRIDE values.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, monitoring patient comfort and safety, noting vital signs, and supporting patient flow through admission, transfer, and discharge under supervision of the RN.