Patient Care Associate Job Description
Patient care associate
provides patient care relative to the age-specific and population needs by demonstrating knowledge of the principles of growth and development and population served.
Patient Care Associate Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ability to learn quickly and perform patient intake, registration, insurance verification and medical terminology in accordance with the company's protocols
Provides care relative to the age-specific needs of the patient on the unit by demonstrating knowledge of the principles of growth and development
Knowledgeable in use of and response to Code Alert/ Facility Alerts
Scheduling tests
Providing exceptional care support for inpatient and outpatient areas
Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of St
Receives work assignments and verbal reports from professional staff during work shift, and communicates patient information to the Registered Nurse
Administers therapy, including enemas, sitz baths, warm soaks, cold packs, ace bandages and antiembolic stockings
Performs EKGs, phlebotomy and blood glucose testing
Assists with discharges, cleans room, remakes beds, and prepares room for next patient
Patient Care Associate Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Patient Care Associate
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, AHA, SRNA, LPN/GN/GPN, ARMA, CNA
Education for Patient Care Associate
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the patient care associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Medical Science, Nursing, Healthcare, School of Nursing, Medical Assistant, Patient Care, Health, Associates, Counseling, Health Care
Skills for Patient Care Associate
Desired skills for patient care associate include:
Medical terminology
Use of and response to Code Alert/ Facility Alerts
Principles of growth and development
Principles of growth and development and population served
Use of and response to Facility Alerts/Medical Alerts/Medical Emergency Systems
Care and management of patients based on diagnoses and the unit assigned
English language sufficient to read
Speak
Write accurately
Simple arithmetic
Desired experience for patient care associate includes:
Maintains therapeutic environment by communicating with patients using therapeutic conversation and facilitates patient care by answering telephones and relaying messages to the health care team
Cleans equipment
Acting as a liaison and member advocate between the member / family, Physician and facilities / agencies
Serving to collaborate with providers in the field, to improve HEDIS measures and provide education for HEDIS measures and coding
Supporting the implementation of quality improvement interventions and audit in relation to plan providers
Assisting in resolving deficiencies impacting plan compliance to meeting State and Federal standards for HEDIS
Patient Care Associate Examples
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Patient Care Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a patient care associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for patient care associate
- Conducting telephonic outreach, while embedded in the providers' offices, to members who are identified as needing preventive services in support of quality initiatives and regulatory/contractual requirements
- Providing education to members regarding the care gaps they have when in the providers office for medial appointments
- Advising and educate Provider practices in appropriate HEDIS measures, and HEDIS ICD-10 / CPT coding in accordance with NCQA requirement
- Serve to collaborate with providers in the field, to improve HEDIS measures and provide education for HEDIS measures and coding
- Support the implementation of quality improvement interventions and audit in relation to plan providers
- Assist in resolving deficiencies impacting plan compliance to meeting State and Federal standards for HEDIS
- Conducts telephonic outreach, while embedded in the providers' offices, to members who are identified as needing preventive services in support of quality initiatives and regulatory/contractual requirements
- Provide education to members regarding the care gaps they have when in the providers office for medial appointments
- Act as a liaison and member advocate between the member / family, Physicians and facilities / agencies
- Advise and educate Provider practices in appropriate HEDIS measures, and HEDIS ICD-10 /CPT coding in accordance with NCQA requirement
Qualifications for patient care associate
- Participates in quality and patient satisfaction initiatives which may include hourly rounding, promoting safety such as fall prevention, hand washing, isolation protocol and maintaining an orderly environment and participates actively in related departmental committees such as shared governance committees
- Accurately documents vital signs, weights, I&O, restraints, specimen collection, ECG completion, and all other treatments
- May function in the role of unit secretary as needed
- Two (2) or more years of college in human services-related field is preferred
- One (1) year patient care experience preferred, ideally in a psychiatric setting
- A valid driver’s license is preferred, as the ability to work in multiple locations is required
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Patient Care Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of patient care associate. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for patient care associate
- Engage with adults at the event to help them become aware of the benefits of services, listen attentively and answer questions, and coach them on what to do next
- Set up and breakdown of screening event and registration area
- Order supplies and provide administrative assistants to Nurse Practitioner
- Commute as a passenger or driver in a company vehicle 20 minutes to three hours one way each day with co-worker(s)
- Assists patients with activities of daily living in a safe, timely and courteous manner
- Performs personal hygiene care with respect to privacy, dignity and needs of the patient
- Offers back rubs, prepares for meal times and sleep hours
- Delivers meals/snacks and water in a timely manner
- Performs vital signs, weights/heights, intakes and outputs with accuracy and within established time frame and/or as requested
- Documents written and verbal communication, which is timely and effective, communicates changes in patient status, actual and potential needs of patient/families/visitors to registered nurse
Qualifications for patient care associate
- Formal training in crisis prevention and intervention is required within sixty (60) days of date of hire
- Successful completion of a NYS Certified Nursing Attendant program, or completion of one year clinical course work actively pursuing RN degree
- Ensure patient environment is safe and orderly
- Collect and record critical data such as vital signs, weight and height
- Accompany patients to various activities such meals, outings and group sessions
- Collaborate with and learn from national leaders in behavioral health
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Patient Care Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a patient care associate. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for patient care associate
- Remains committed to unit, department and division goals
- Reports risk management concerns to appropriate person
- Adheres to proper chain of command
- Hourly Rounds
- Bedside Shift Report
- Communicates changes in patient's physical, mental and emotional conditions, any issues or concerns identified by family, to nursing staff
- Leads or co-leads therapeutic activity groups with supervision
- Provides clinical interventions assessed by client needs under the direction of RN
- Completes glucose meter testing
- Performs vital signs, weights/heights, intake, and outputs, and bedside fingerstick blood glucose with accuracy and within established time frame and/or as requested
Qualifications for patient care associate
- Must acquire CPR validation within 3 months of hire
- Must display physical effort as specified by Position Physical Requirements and Occupational Exposure form
- Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent
- Patient Care Associates are expected to interact with our patients, visitors, and coworkers in a warm and friendly manner
- CNA or EMT license is preferred but not required
- Functions as a member of a patient focused multidisciplinary care team providing a full range of services to patients in an assigned area (Inpatient units, Emergency Department, Surgical Services, ICU)
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Patient Care Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a patient care associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for patient care associate
- Knowledgeable in use of and response to Facility Alerts/Medical Alerts/Medical Emergency Systems
- Identifies areas for improvement and seeks ways to improve self-defined weaknesses
- Remains committed to unit and division goals
- Recognizes and reports changes in patient clinical condition, change in color, shortness of breath, changes in vital signs, changes in skin integrity, … to appropriate nursing staff
- Performs proper hand hygiene and PPE donning/doffing
- Performs age-based CPR
- Performs, at a minimum, Hourly Rounds and documents in EMR
- Assists with patient specimen collection
- Assists with equipment preparation and set up
- Documents aspects of care on approved forms
Qualifications for patient care associate
- Participates in the patients admission and orientation to the unit, obtain and record data
- Responsible for assisting patients with changing
- Assists with preparation and updating of the nursing care plan, interdisciplinary treatment team plan and assists with therapeutic interventions in order to implement the plans as established
- Performs selected direct care duties including therapeutic intervention, taking of vital signs and other health related data, specimen collection, personal hygiene, activities of daily living, perform procedures/treatments, EKG’s, finger sticks and participation in house-wide ambulation and shower program as directed
- Successful Completion of a Nurse Assistant Program (CNA), required
- Available Monday -- Friday with rotating Saturdays
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Patient Care Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of patient care associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for patient care associate
- Provides care appropriate to age group of patients on assigned unit(s) as described in the relevant unit profiles
- Performs duties relatedto the Patient Care Associate role that are delegated by a registered nurse
- Passes out lunches/snacks/blankets
- Identifies Fall Risk patients and assists patients with ambulation, as needed
- Adheres to all Infection Control guidelines
- Discontinues short peripheral IV catheters
- Orients patient to surroundings
- Checks patients for ID bands
- Takes and records vital signs, including pulse oximetry and non-invasive BP’s
- Collects and tests stool for fecal occult blood
Qualifications for patient care associate
- Positive bedside manner and ability to work in a fast-paced setting
- Minimum two (2) years of direct patient care experience, preferred
- Graduate Nurse or Certificate from an approved multi-skill technician program or deemed competent by the nursing education department OR completion of 1st semester of Nursing Clinicals
- BLS Basic Life Support Must be Completed prior to seeing patients independently .SAFE Level 2 Within 6 Months Of Hire
- Excellent interpersonal, analytical and organizational skills are required
- Responds to call lights