PCA I-Inpatient 8 North 24 Hours Days
PCA I-Inpatient 8 North 24 Hours Days
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Job Description
Exemption Status:
NonExemptSchedule Details:
Holidays Every Other Holiday Sunday through Saturday Weekends Every Other WeekendScheduled Hours:
7:003:30pmShift:
1 Day Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
24Cost Center:
Nursing 8 NorthUnion:
SHARE (State Healthcare and Research Employees)This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leadingedge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.
$3000 sign on bonus! Your talent acquisition consultant will
discuss with you the details as well as your eligibility for the sign on bonus during the recruitment process.
Under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) and in keeping with unit specific standards performs a variety of patient care activities to meet the personal needs and comfort of patients; and assists members of the health care team.
As an integral member of the patient care team serves both internal and external customers including patients families nurses physicians and other colleagues who support the delivery of care and services
Major Responsibilities:
- Provides clear timely communication to the RN regarding observations and changes seen in patient/s. Examples but not limited to changes in skin condition vital signs and/or mental status.
- Participates in the development and maintenance of a safe environment. Works to utilize interventions to deescalate patients and if unsuccessful participates in restraints in accordance with training and education as directed.
- Assists patient with daily living activities such as personal hygiene ambulating meals and nourishment.
- Assists in moving lifting positioning and transporting patients by utilizing proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all workrelated activities.
- Maintains patient safety by performing patient safety checks utilizing fall prevention alternative devices/strategies as directed and following the Restraint Policy standards when caring for a restrained patient.
- Union SHARE
Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
- Minimum of a high school education or GED.
- Current Basic Life Support or Heart Saver certification.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
- Must be able to read write and communicate in English in a clear and concise manner.
- Must utilize proper safety techniques and body mechanics in all workrelated activities.
- Must have strong interpersonal skills to gather information from individuals build relationships that support collaborative work within the department and across the organization and provide exceptional service to patients.
- Must have proven interpersonal skills to provides respectful culturally and age appropriate communication with patients staff family visitors and others.
- Must have proven problemsolving abilities for routine situations and requests assistance from identified resources when more direction is needed.
- Must be able to remain calm when under stress or in emergency situations.
Preferred:
- Demonstrated clinical experience doing similar work in a clinical setting.
- Prior inpatient/outpatient care experience or clinical care training.
- Medical Terminology and computer skills.
Work Schedule:
7:003:30pm Every other weekend and holiday.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Employment Type
Part-Time
