Patient Care Associate I (Progressive Care Unit)

Heritage Valley Health System; Sewickley (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Retention bonus

Job summary

Heritage Valley Health System in Sewickley, PA seeks a Full-Time Patient Care Associate to deliver direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring patient safety, with attention to age and cultural needs.

This role offers a $3,000 sign-on/retention bonus and requires a high school diploma, strong bedside manner, customer service and computer skills, plus clearances within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Excellent bedside manner and customer service.
• Computer skills.
• Successful completion of clearances within 90 days as per HR policy.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care appropriate to age, culture, and developmental needs under the direction of the Professional Nurse.
• Assists with daily living activities and patient safety, including vital signs and basic tasks.
• Transcribes orders and supports clinical tasks as indicated.

Job description

Sign on/Retention Bonus

Totaling $3,000 for Full-Time Patient Care Associates

• Bonus Eligible* Department: Progressive Care Unit

Work Hours

This is a full time position, day and evening shift, 8 and 12 hours, rotating weekends and holidays as required.

Basic Function

Provides direct patient care appropriate to age, culture, and developmental needs under the direction of the Professional Nurse. Works closely with patients to provide physical assistance with daily living tasks, such as dressing, bathing, feeding, toileting, vital signs, catheter care, answering call lights, assisting with ambulation, turning, and ensuring patient safety. Technical skills may include obtaining 12 lead EKG, setting up respiratory equipment, glucometer monitoring, bladder catheterization and transcribing orders, when indicated.

Qualifications

Required

High school graduate or equivalent. Excellent bedside manner and customer service & computer skills. Successful completion of applicable clearances as outlined in Human Resources policy HR-106 within 90 days of commencing employment.

Preferred

Successful completion of a nursing assistant program (with proof of completion). Nursing student after successful completion of their first quarter/semester of nursing school. Previous nursing assistant experience, CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). BCLS certification.