PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATE-MSH-10E MED/SURG-PART TIME-EVENINGS-EOW
Company: Mount Sinai Health System
Location: New York
Posted on: October 14, 2024
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionPatient Care Associate MSH 10E Med/Surg PT
EveningsAs an integral part of the clinical care team, the Patient
Care Associate is responsible for patient care and support
activities promoting patient focused care within the Specialty
Service. The Patient Care Associate supports the registered nurse
in patient care activities, such as: assisting patient with
activities of daily living, collecting specimens and performing
procedures; maintaining a safe, clean environment; and other duties
as needed.QualificationsWork requires a high school level of
knowledge (graduate or equivalent) in order to prepare reports,
keep records and deal effectively with people.Three to nine months
of healthcare experience preferred. Venipuncture and EKG skills
requiredCertificate of Medical Assistant training or
equivalentHeartsaver Certification from American Heart Association
and/or BCLSSEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai Hospital, 714 - GP 10 East
Gi-CC - MSH, Mount Sinai HospitalResponsibilitiesDemonstrates the
knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical,
psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria,
appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned
area.Performs and records patient's vital signs, such as blood
pressure, pulse, temperature and respirations. Documents intake and
output and other data as assignedObtains patient's rating on pain
scales as a fifth vital sign in all areas except PediatricsPerforms
clinical procedures, such as specimen collection, venipuncture,
EKG, application of compression devices, post-mortem care, and
maintenance of skin integrity. Sets up for selected procedures and
assists RN's accordingly.Assists patient with activities of daily
living, such as feeding, bathing and/or toileting. Orients patients
to clinical environment. Assists patient with ambulation and all
levels of mobilization.Assists with dietary functions, including
delivering and collecting patient trays at bedside, passing menus
to patients and assisting them with menu completion, mixing
nutritional supplements, reporting variation in eating patterns to
RN/Dietitian, and maintaining accurate and timely systems for
transmission of patient dietary orders and changesMaintains a safe,
clean and functional environment, including ensuring for the
comfortableMovement of the patient. Assists the patient in room
maintenance, such as bed-stripping and trash removed, when
necessaryPerforms on-to-one observation or close observation status
of patients, e.g. safety, elopement risk, or suicide
preventionMaintains "isolation status" for patients under direction
of an RN and according to set proceduresPerforms scheduled rounding
on patients with emphasis on caring for toileting needs, comfort,
and positioning and pain awareness. Documents on rounding log.
Notifies RN is rounding has not been completed.Utilizes Vocera
system according to sign in/sign out protocol where activatedGreets
visitors and answers telephones promptly and courteously. Escorts
visitors to appropriate area, when necessary. Provides information
as appropriate.Answers Patient Call System and refers calls to
appropriate staff.Maintains a safe, clean and functional
environment, including removing trash and bringing physical plant
and equipment problems to the attention of the managers.Transports
patients to stretchers or wheelchairs, as requiredDelivers and
collects trays and bedside, delivers flowers to patients.Strips
units/cubiclesPreform emergency clean-up and transports.Transport
specimens.About UsStrength Through DiversityThe Mount Sinai Health
System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key
drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering
exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of
Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and
advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to
participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System
team by:Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care
delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices
to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their
potential.Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or
other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging
exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in
support of colleagues who experience discrimination.Inspiring and
fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between
departments and co-workers.At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to
learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity
and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the
organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create
a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively
disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for
our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and
nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong
and are able to advance professionally.Explore more about this
opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our
history!"About the Mount Sinai Health System:Mount Sinai Health
System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New
York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across
eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300
labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and
graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people,
everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of
our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and
knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating
the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and
supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all
who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and
schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions
from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches
such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping
patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all
treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary
and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery
centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester,
Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community
health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World
Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high Honor Roll status, and are
highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart
Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery,
Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery,
Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of
Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World
Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis
Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric
specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked
No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in
the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according
to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The
World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No.
1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai
Morningside in the top 20 globally.The Mount Sinai Health System is
an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal
civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat
people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin,
age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to
addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students,
trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our
goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and
learning institution that intentionally addresses structural
racism."EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/VeteransCompensation
StatementMount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range
to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job
Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $26.214 - $28.4545
Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including
experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or
contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive,
differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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