Patient Care Associate

• Performs direct and indirect patient care responsibilities as assigned by charge nurse.
• Answers patient call light and relays messages to nursing staff as necessary.
• Passes food trays, ice or linen to patient rooms.
• Takes vital signs.
• Ensures patient safety.
• Answers telephone and appropriate pages and relays information to appropriate team member.
• Enters any written orders into the electronic medical record, completes related forms.
• Performs responsibilities as related to the safe disposal of hazardous pharmaceutical waste.
• Scans records to an appropriate department as necessary.
• Maintains charts and adds forms, posts reports as necessary.
• Dismantles chart and collects all patient related forms necessary for discharge or transfer.
• Assists Director or Clinical Manager with department clerical duties as required.
• Orders and/or puts up department supplies as required.
• Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

EDUCATION:

• On or after June 1, 2013 High School diploma or equivalent required. If employee has less than the forgoing level of education and employed in good standing in this position prior to this date no further education is required to maintain employment.  

LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION:

• BLS certification must be obtained within the orientation period and certification must be kept current while in this position.  

EXPERIENCE:

• None required.