Patient Care Associate, Pt Days, Jdch - Medical Surgical: Jdch - Medical Surgical

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Summary

Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care and other related technical and clinical support activities.

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Detailed Responsibilities

• Assists with keeping patient rooms/areas stocked, clean and orderly.
• Assist with transporting patients, as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Performs basic patient care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN, including but not limited to: monitoring vital signs, EKG testing, phlebotomy, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output.
• Monitors patient status and response; Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, and eating.

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Competencies and skills:

• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.
• ORGANIZATION SKILLS (4): Organizes work to achieve maximum efficiency.
• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers"

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Education

Essential:

• None

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Credentials

Essential:

• BLS Certification

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Education equivalent experience:

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Other Information

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Required Work Experience: Three (3) months of patient care experience demonstrating the ability to perform basic patient care or certification of completion from formal training program required.

• EKG and phlebotomy competencies are required within six (6) months of hire date.

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Essential

Working conditions:

• Bending and Stooping ; ; ; 60.00%
• Latex ; ; ; 20.00%
• Climbing ; ; ; 20.00%
• Audible Speech ; ; ; 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion ; ; ; 60.00%
• Radiation ; ; ; 20.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes ; ; ; 60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm ; ; ; 60.00%
• Kneeling ; ; ; 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
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• Keyboard Entry ; ; ; 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Seeing - Near ; ; ; 60.00%
• Standing ; ; ; 60.00%
• Computer Monitor ; ; ; 60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Sitting ; ; ; 60.00%
• Seeing - Far ; ; ; 60.00%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater ; ; ; 60.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects ; ; ; 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory ; ; ; 60.00%
• Running ; ; ; 40.00%
• Reaching ; ; ; 60.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste ; ; ; 60.00%
• Squatting ; ; ; 60.00%
• Depth Perception ; ; ; 60.00%
• Dust ; ; ; 40.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals ; ; ; 20.00%
• Hearing Acuity ; ; ; 60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Walking ; ; ; 60.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces ; ; ; 60.00%
• Domestic Animals ; ; ; 20.00%
• Hazardous Medication ; ; ; 20.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals ; ; ; 20.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids ; ; ; 60.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens ; ; ; 60.00%
• Distinguish Color ; ; ; 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient ; ; ; 60.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts ; ; ; 60.00%
• Potential for Physical Assault ; ; ; 20.00%

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Organizational Profile

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a 226 bed free-standing children’s hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located near Fort Lauderdale. The hospital is currently undergoing a 4-story vertical expansion to double the number of floors and to continue to meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest care for children in the region.

JDCH is one of 6 hospitals that are part of Memorial Healthcare System, the 3rd largest public health system in the country. Memorial delivers nearly 14,000 babies per year in 3 hospitals and has 132 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – both level 2 and 3 (the state of Florida does not yet have a separate designation for level 4 care). JDCH has robust high-risk and congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two active programs in the state that does heart transplants. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News and World Report as number one in Florida and is one of the largest programs in the southeastern United States. JDCH also has robust Neurosciences, Hematology/Oncology and other specialized surgical programs (approximately 10,000 surgeries per year). They also have the area’s largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does mobile ECMO. JDCH serves over 375,000 children per year from around the state. Approximately 100,000 children are cared for in our 3 emergency rooms across the county per year. JDCH’s services continue to grow with the opening of the new specialty center/ambulatory surgery center in Palm Beach County in 2018 and a new ambulatory pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in 2021.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical research to basic science investigation via affiliations with nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for Discovery and Innovation (PIDI). Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has an established pediatric residency program and deep relationships with other hospital providers and universities.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services – delivered with kindness, dedication and compassion.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.