Patient Care Associate (PCA) 1 - Neuro ICU 9CD

A $750.00 sign on bonus is being offered to eligible new employees hired in our PCA positions.

Excellent Care to Patients and Familie

• The Best Staff

• In the Safest Environment

Nursing at Brigham and Women's Hospital is known for their excellent clinical practice and for keeping patients and their families at the center of all they do. We understand that great care is shaped by relationships with patients and their families. That's why we're committed to knowing our patients on a deeper level - not just as patients, but as individuals - to ensure that they, and their families, feel known and cared for.

At BWH, we proudly work together with a spirit of inquiry and a deep commitment to providing the highest quality, evidence-informed and theory-guided care in an inclusive environment. We work each day to achieve our vision - to provide excellent care to patients and families, with the best staff, in the safest environment.

Just as we have been able to reinvent health care, we have also transformed health care careers. Whether measured in terms of lives saved, awards earned, or the personal satisfaction of stretching your talents - a career with BWH is unlike any other in the health care field. Here you'll find a workplace where collaboration and teamwork are the norm, not the exception - physicians, nurses, technicians, staff and management form a close-knit bond, based on mutual respect and devotion to our patients. If you want an enormously fulfilling career, there's no better place to be.

The PCA will be responsible for:

1. Assists with meeting direct patient care need

2. Consistently fosters a healing environment with respect and kindness demonstrating respect for all

individuals with sensitivity to cultural diversity

3. Contributes to the plan of care through ongoing communication with the RN

4. Assists with patient data and specimen collection

5. Assists with equipment preparation and set up

6. Supports a Culture of Safety by providing a safe and comfortable patient/family experience where risks are

reduced and/or eliminated

6.1.Completes hourly patient care rounds, anticipating patient needs proactively

6.2.Maintains patient and family privacy and confidentiality

6.3.Responds to patient and family requests, including answering patient call lights in a timely manner

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6.4.Seeks registered nurse assistance to meet patient/family needs when necessary.

6.5.Communicates in a respectful manner with all members of the interdisciplinary team

6.6.Monitors patient and environment for safety concerns and immediately reports changes to RN/licensed

nurse

6.7.Maintains a safe and clean patient care environment

6.8.Follows Infection Prevention Practice

a. Proper hand washing demonstrated 100% of the time

b. Utilizes 2 patient identifiers for proper patient identification prior to all specimen collection

6.9 Follows Safe Patient Handling principles to maintain safety for both patients and staff

7. Documents aspects of care on approved forms or electronic medical record

8. Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary team to meet patient/family and unit/department need

9. Proactively provides assistance to other

10. Performs delegated responsibilities and demonstrates willingness to adapt to changing unit demand

11. Provides care appropriate to age group of patients on assigned unit(s) as described in the relevant unit

profile

12. Mentoring and teaching is provided for new PCAs to meet performance expectation

13. Other duties as assigned

In collaboration with the Nursing Manager/Director and Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nursing Practice

Specialist/Nursing Professional Development Specialist identifies and meets learning needs. Completes annual

required training and updates knowledge through periodic inservices.

Qualifications

To qualify you must have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Certification as a nursing assistant requiredupon hire, unless incumbent is a nursing student who has completed her/hisfundamentals of nursing with a clinical component (clinical rotation orsimulation lab). For nursing students hired as PCAs, strongly prefer nursingstudents enrolled in BSN programs or direct-entry Masters' programs.
• Bi-lingual skills preferred.
• Prior experience in a clinical settingpreferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• May not currently hold a valid nursing license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR certification bythe American Heart Association (AHA) or the Red Cross required upon hire.

EEO Statement

Brigham and Women's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, veteran status, disability unrelated to job requirements, genetic information, military service, or other protected status.