Department/Unit:

Adult Cardiac Cath Lab

Work Shift:

Evening (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$37,440.00 - $48,672.00

The PCA functions as a member of the Patient Care Team under the supervision of the Registered Professional
Nurse and is responsible for giving and documenting direct patient care, assisting patients to complete activities of
daily living (ADL’S), promoting patient mobility and assuring patient and workplace safety.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The PCA:  Provides and documents direct patient care.  Obtains and documents vital signs, weights, whole blood glucose and intake and output.  Collects specimens such as urine, sputum, and stool. May transport specimens.  Assists patients with feeding, bathing, mouth care and skin care.  Assists patients with elimination needs, such as bedpans, commodes and urinals. Assists with ostomy care. Applies condom catheters.  Assists patients with mobility needs such as transfers, ambulation, positioning and alignment; splints and anti- embolism stockings and active and passive range of motion exercises. Uses assistive devices such as walkers and various lifting devices when needed.  Assists with specific safety needs in restraint, seizure and Code 10 situations. Acts as an Activity Companion when needed.  Assists with admission, discharge and transfer of patients and post mortem care.  Performs CPR and maintains BLS certification.  May perform venipuncture to obtain blood for lab testing. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as outlined in the Annual Competency Assessment (ACA). Where feasible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions. EDUCATION: Must hold a high school diploma or general education degree. EXPERIENCE: Six months related experience in a health care setting or completion of certified nurse assistant course and/or experience as a paramedic, emergency medical technician or medical corpsman is desired. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as the patient record, safety rules and procedure documents. Ability to document patient care in the patient record. Ability to communicate cooperatively and effectively with patients, family members, employees and others. Ability to listen well, take direction and engage in interactive dialogues with others. BASIC KEYBOARDING SKILLS: Ability to access and enter patient care data into the Electronic Medical Record. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

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Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.