PCA, Foster Wing, 24hr, Nights
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Job Description
Are you an internal caregiver student or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.
Exemption Status:
Non-ExemptSchedule Details:
Holidays - Every Other Holiday Monday through Friday Weekends - Every Other WeekendScheduled Hours:
7p-7aShift:
3 - Night Shift 12 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
24Cost Center:
24050 - 1420 Progressive CareThis 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 leading-edge 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 20000 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 signing-bonus! A member of talent acquisition will review eligibility during the interview process.
This position performs various patient care activities related to caring for the personal needs and comfort of an assigned group of residents under the direction of licensed staff.
Major Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with other health care professionals and works under the direction of a registered nurse.
- Provides direct patient care in a safe sensitive timely manner according to departmental policies and procedures.
- Performs skills and procedures specific to the role proficiently in accordance with departmental competencies and procedures.
- Assists and responds to the needs of a patient population to provide a comfortable and safe environment. Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Responding to patients call signals promptly taking proper action and follow up.
- Assisting with personal care (such as feeding bathing grooming and dressing.)
- Providing patient help with repositioning walking exercising and moving into and out of bed.
- Hanging linens and cleaning rooms.
- Supports the processes of patient care provided by the medical team by performing various duties including but not limited to
- Taking and recording vital signs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
- Observing recording and reporting patients conditions food and liquid intake and output collecting samples and reporting changes to professional staff.
- Supplying and emptying bed pans applying dressings supervising exercise routines etc.
- May transport patients to treatment units using a wheelchair or stretcher.
- Initiates completes and maintains medical records department logs unit/shift task lists and other documentation as required.
Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) certification
Preferred:
- Certified Nursing Assistant
Experience/Skills:
Required:
- Knowledge of medical terminology infection control guidelines and sterile technique
- Ability to perform detailed assignments with minimal supervision and work under pressure
- Ability to work effectively as part of an efficient team
- Ability to always act in a respectful and professional manner even under stressful situations
- Ability to prioritize work assignments
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and customer skills
- Ability to read write and speak clearly in English
Preferred:
- Minimum one (1) year of subacute or long-term care experience
Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
7p-7a 24 HPW
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
